51 Bible Verses about Joy, And Human Experience

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice. Let the sea with its fullness roar. Let [the] field with all that [is] in it exult. Then all [the] trees of [the] forests will sing for joy before Yahweh, for he is coming; for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge [the] world with righteousness, and [the] peoples with his faithfulness.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, and let them tell the peoples, "Yahweh reigns!" Let the sea roar and its fullness; let the field rejoice and all that [is] in it. Then the trees of the forest shall sing for joy before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth.

"[The] wings of [the] female ostrich flap-- [are they] [the] pinions of [the] stork or [the] falcon?

They drop [on the] pastures of [the] wilderness, and the hills gird themselves with joy. [The] pasturelands put on flocks, and [the] valleys clothe themselves with grain. They shout in triumph; they even sing.

North and south, you created them; Tabor and Hermon shout joyfully over your name.

Yahweh is king! Let the earth rejoice; let many coastlands be glad.

Shout in triumph to Yahweh, all the earth.

Wilderness and dry land shall be glad, and desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus. It shall blossom abundantly, and it shall rejoice indeed with rejoicing and exulting. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. {They are the ones who} shall see the glory of Yahweh, the majesty of our God.

Sing for joy, heavens, and rejoice, earth! Mountains must break forth [in] rejoicing! For Yahweh has comforted his people, and he will take pity on his afflicted ones.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John. And {you will experience joy and exultation}, and many will rejoice at his birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or beer, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [while he is] still in his mother's womb.

And Zilpah, Leah's female servant, bore a second son to Jacob. Then Leah said, "How happy [am] I! For women have called me happy." So she called his name Asher.

And her neighbors and relatives heard that {the Lord had shown his great mercy to her}, and they rejoiced with her.

And Jethro rejoiced over all the good that Yahweh had done for Israel when he delivered them from the hand of Egypt.

{When they were coming back} after David had returned from striking down the Philistine, the women went out from all the cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments.

{And then}, the moment that all the people who [were] with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who [were] with him, they were glad.

And [the people of] Ephraim will be like warrior, and their heart will be glad as [with] wine. And their children will see and rejoice; their heart will shout in exultation in Yahweh.

From the light of the eyes, the heart will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones.

The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him. May your father and your mother be glad, and may she who bore you rejoice.

But [when] Herod's birthday celebration took place, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst [of them] and pleased Herod. Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

Obey your leaders and submit [to them], for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not [with] groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.

So then, my beloved and greatly desired brothers, my joy and crown, thus stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. For they were pleased [to do so], and they are obligated to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual [things], they ought also to serve them in material [things].

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer together; if a member is honored, all the members rejoice with [it].

always in my every prayer for all of you, making the prayer with joy, because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now, convinced of this same [thing], that the one who began a good work in you will finish [it] until the day of Christ Jesus,

You have put gladness in my heart more than {when} their grain and their wine abound.

You will make known to me [the] path of life. In your presence [is] fullness of joy. At your right hand [are] pleasures forever.

Though the fig tree [does] not blossom, nor there be fruit on the vines; the yield of [the] olive tree fails, and the cultivated fields do not yield food; [the] flock is cut off from the animal pen, and there is no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will rejoice in Yahweh; I will exult in the God of my salvation.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same [things] to you [is] not troublesome to me, but [is] a safeguard for you.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those seeking Yahweh rejoice!

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, {my surpassing joy}, and I will praise you with lyre, O God, my God.

But I am hard pressed {between the two options}, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, {for this is very much better}. But to stay on in the flesh [is] more necessary for your sake. And because I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,read more.
so that [what] you can be proud of may increase in Christ Jesus because of me through my return again to you.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.

They offered on that day great sacrifices and rejoiced because God brought great joy to them. And the women and children also rejoiced. The joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.

Yet he will fill your mouth [with] laughter and your lips [with] a shout of joy.

You have made the nation numerous; you have not made the joy great. They rejoice in your presence as [with] joy at the harvest, as they rejoice when they divide plunder.

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

and saying, "Men, why are you doing these [things]? We also are men with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news [that] you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things [that are] in them-- who in generations that are past permitted all the nations to go their [own] ways. And yet he did not leave himself without witness [by] doing good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying [you] with food and your hearts with gladness."

Then Hannah prayed and said, "My heart exults in Yahweh, my strength [is] exalted in Yahweh; {I grin} over my enemies, for I rejoice over your salvation.

"And now arise, O Yahweh God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength! O Yahweh God, let the priests be clothed with salvation, and let your holy ones rejoice in your goodness!

Please receive instruction from his mouth, and place his words in your heart. If you return to Shaddai, you will be restored; [if] you remove wickedness from your tent, and [if you] put gold ore in [the] dust, and [the] gold of Ophir in [the] rock of wadis,read more.
then Shaddai will be your gold ore and {your precious silver}. Indeed, then you will delight yourself in Shaddai, and {you will expect that God will be good to you}.

The precepts of Yahweh [are] right, making [the] heart rejoice. The command of Yahweh [is] pure, enlightening [the] eyes.

When my troubled thoughts were many {within me}, your consolations cheered my soul.

I rejoiced in [those who] said to me, "Let us go to the house of Yahweh."

And one will say, on that day, "Look! This [is] our God! We have waited for him and he saved us! This [is] Yahweh; we waited for him! Let us be glad, and let us rejoice in his salvation."

If you hold your foot back from [the] Sabbath, [from] doing your affairs on {my holy day}, if you call the Sabbath a pleasure, the holy [day] of Yahweh honorable, if you honor him {more than} doing your ways, than finding your affairs and speaking a word, then you shall take your pleasure in Yahweh, and I will make you ride upon [the] heights of [the] earth, and I will feed you the heritage of Jacob your ancestor, for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken."

Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became to me as jubilation, even as the joy of my heart, for your name is called on me, Yahweh God of hosts.

And they will come, and they will sing for joy on the height of Zion, and they will be radiant over the goodness of Yahweh, over [the] grain, and over [the] wine, and over [the] olive oil, and over [the] young ones of [the] flock, and over [the] cattle. And their life will become like a well-watered garden, and they will never languish again."

And Mary said, "My soul exalts the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced greatly in God my Savior, because he has looked upon the humble state of his female slave, for behold, from now on all generations will consider me blessed,read more.
because the Mighty [One] has done great [things] for me, and holy [is] his name.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.