51 Bible Verses about Joy, And Human Experience

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness of it. Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it! Then all the trees of the forest will rejoice. He comes before Jehovah! Yes, he comes to judge the earth! He will judge the world with righteousness, and the people with His truth (fidelity) (faithfulness).

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Say to the nations: JEHOVAH RULES AS KING! Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder. Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then the trees in the forest will sing with joy in the presence of Jehovah when he comes to judge the earth.

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but they cannot compare with the pinions and feathers of the stork.

The pastures of the wilderness drip, and the hills surround themselves with rejoicing. The meadows are clothed with flocks and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout for joy, yes, they sing.

The north and the south, you have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at your name.

Jehovah reigns! Let the earth rejoice and let the multitude of islands be glad.

Make a joyful noise (sound) (shout) to Jehovah, all you lands!

The desert will rejoice, and flowers will bloom in the wastelands. The desert will sing and shout for joy! It will be beautiful like the Lebanon Mountains. It will be fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon. Everyone will see Jehovah's splendor. They will see his greatness and power.

Shout for joy, O heavens! Rejoice, O earth! Break into joyful shouting, O mountains! For Jehovah has comforted his people. He will have compassion on his afflicted.

Have no fear Zechariah, said the angel, for God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elisabeth will have a son and his name will be John. You will be filled with joy, and many will be happy at his birth. He will be great in the eyes of God. He will not drink wine or strong drink and he will be full of Holy Spirit from the time of his birth.

Leah's slave Zilpah gave birth to her second son for Jacob. Leah said: I am happy, for women will call me blessed. So she named him Asher.

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that Jehovah magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

Jethro rejoiced over all the goodness Jehovah had done to Israel, in delivering them from the hand of the Egyptians.

David returned from a campaign against the Philistines. That same day women from all of Israel's cities came to meet King Saul. They sang and danced. Tambourines, joyful music, and triangles accompanied them.

When all the people who were with Ishmael saw Kareah's son Johanan and all the army commanders who were with him, they were glad.

They of Ephraim will be like a mighty man! Their heart will rejoice as if from wine. Their children will see it, and rejoice! Their heart will be glad in Jehovah.

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart: and a good report makes the bones healthy.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice and he who gives birth to a wise child will receive joy from him. Your father and your mother will be glad. She who bore you will rejoice.

It was Herod's birthday. The daughter of Herodias danced for him and pleased him. So he promised with an oath to give her anything she wanted.

Obey those who lead you. Submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your lives and must account for this. Obey them that their work may be a joy and not a burden; that would be without gain for you.

Therefore, my beloved brothers I long to see you. You are my joy and crown. In this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

Let your fountain be blessed. Rejoice with the wife of your youth.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

It pleased those of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor holy ones in Jerusalem. It pleased them to do so and they are debtors for this. If the nations have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in physical things.

When one member suffers all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

I always offer prayer filled with joy for you, and for your fellowship in participation of the good news from the first day until now. I am confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.

You will put gladness (joy) in my heart. It will be more than when their grain and new wine abound.

You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence. It is pleasant to be at your right hand forever.

The fig tree will not flourish. There will be no fruit on the vines. The labor of the olive will fail and the fields will yield no food! The flock will be cut off from the fold and there will be no herd in the stalls. Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah! I will find joy in the God of my salvation.

Finally my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not a bother, but for you it is a safeguard.

Praise his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek Jehovah rejoice.

I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy. Upon the lyre I will praise you, O God, my God.

I am hard pressed between the two. I have the desire to depart and be with Christ for it is far better. Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. Having this confidence, I know that I will remain. Yes, I will remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith.read more.
Let your rejoicing abound in Christ Jesus through my presence with you again.

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

On that day they made great offerings and were glad. God made them glad with great joy. The women and the children were glad with them. The joy of Jerusalem came to the ears of those who were far off.

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.

You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy. They rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as men rejoice when dividing the plunder.

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

They said: Sirs, why do you do these things? We are only men like you. We bring you good news. You should turn from these worthless things to the living God. He is the God who made heaven and earth, the sea and all things. In the past he let all nations to walk in their own ways. He has not left himself without witness. For he did good and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Hannah prayed: My heart rejoices in Jehovah. My horn (strength) (power) is exalted in Jehovah. I speak against (mock) my enemies because I rejoice in your salvation.

Now arise, and come to your resting place, Jehovah our God, you and the ark of your power. Clothe your priests, Jehovah God, with salvation. Let your godly ones rejoice in what is good.

Receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. You must remove unrighteousness from your tents, If you treat gold like dust, and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent-bed,read more.
and if the Almighty is your gold and your precious silver, you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and lift up your face to God.

The statutes of Jehovah are correct. They make the heart rejoice. The commandments of Jehovah are radiant. They make the eyes shine.

When I worried about many things, your assuring words comforted me.

([Psalm of David]) I was glad when they said to me: Let us go to the house of Jehovah.

On that day his people will say: This is our God! We have waited for Him and now He will save us. This is Jehovah. We have waited for Him. Let us rejoice and be glad because He will save us.

If because of the Sabbath, you turn your foot from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and you call the Sabbath a delight and the holy of Jehovah honorable, and honor it, desisting from your ways, from seeking your own pleasure and speaking your own word, you will take delight in Jehovah! I will make you ride on the heights of the earth. I will feed you the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of Jehovah has spoken!

You spoke to me, and I listened to every word. I belong to you, Lord Jehovah. Your words filled my heart with joy and happiness.

They will come and shout for joy on top of Mount Zion. They will stream to it to enjoy Jehovah's blessings: fresh grain, new wine, olive oil, lambs and calves. Their lives will be like well-watered gardens, and they will never suffer again.

Mary said: My life magnifies Jehovah my God. (1 Samuel 2:1) My heart and mind rejoice in God my Savior. He has looked on the low position of his servant. All generations from now on will call me blessed.read more.
He that is mighty has done great things to me. Holy is his name.

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