62 Bible Verses about Rejoicing

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Deuteronomy 12:7

You will eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your household in everything you do, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Rejoice before Yahweh your God in the place where He chooses to have His name dwell—you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow among you.

Psalm 5:11

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,
and may those who love Your name boast about You.

Psalm 32:11

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart.

Zephaniah 3:14

Sing for joy, Daughter Zion;
shout loudly, Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!

1 Samuel 2:1

Hannah prayed:

My heart rejoices in the Lord;
my horn is lifted up by the Lord.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
because I rejoice in Your salvation.

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there in the Lord’s presence they made Saul king. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence, and Saul and all the men of Israel greatly rejoiced.

Matthew 2:10

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure.

Acts 8:39

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any longer. But he went on his way rejoicing.

Philippians 3:1

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no trouble for me and is a protection for you.

Psalm 66:1

For the choir director. A song. A psalm.Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!

Psalm 67:4

Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy,
for You judge the peoples with fairness
and lead the nations on earth.Selah

Psalm 100:1

A psalm of thanksgiving.Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth.

Isaiah 29:19

The humble will have joy
after joy in the Lord,
and the poor people will rejoice
in the Holy One of Israel.

Job 8:20-21

Look, God does not reject a person of integrity,
and He will not support evildoers.
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with a shout of joy.

Job 33:26

He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.
That man will see His face with a shout of joy,
and God will restore his righteousness to him.

Psalm 33:1

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
praise from the upright is beautiful.

Psalm 64:10

The righteous one rejoices in the Lord
and takes refuge in Him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise.

Psalm 68:3

But the righteous are glad;
they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

Psalm 97:11-12

Light dawns for the righteous,
gladness for the upright in heart.
Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones,
and praise His holy name.

Psalm 107:42

The upright see it and rejoice,
and all injustice shuts its mouth.

Psalm 33:21

For our hearts rejoice in Him
because we trust in His holy name.

Philippians 1:25

Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

1 Peter 1:8

You love Him, though you have not seen Him. And though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy,

Romans 5:1-2

Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We have also obtained access through Him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

1 Chronicles 16:10

Honor His holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

Psalm 40:16

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation continually say,
“The Lord is great!”

Psalm 70:4

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation
continually say, “God is great!”

Psalm 105:3

Honor His holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

Zechariah 10:7

Ephraim will be like a warrior,
and their hearts will be glad as if with wine.
Their children will see it and be glad;
their hearts will rejoice in Yahweh.

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Rejoicing » Instances of

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there in the Lord’s presence they made Saul king. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence, and Saul and all the men of Israel greatly rejoiced.

Matthew 2:10

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure.

1 Samuel 2:1

Hannah prayed:

My heart rejoices in the Lord;
my horn is lifted up by the Lord.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
because I rejoice in Your salvation.

More verses: Acts 8:39 Luke 1:47

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » In evil forbidden

Job 31:29

Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress,
or become excited when trouble came his way?

Psalm 35:19

Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause
look at me maliciously.

More verses: Obadiah 1:12

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Famine

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will triumph in the Lord; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Poverty

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Imprisonment

Acts 16:23

After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them in jail, ordering the jailer to keep them securely guarded.

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Fiery trials

1 Peter 4:12-13

Dear friends, when the fiery ordeal arises among you to test you, don't be surprised by it, as if something unusual were happening to you. Instead, as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah rejoice, so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation of His glory.

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Loss of property

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Persecution

Topics on Rejoicing

Eating Drinking And Rejoicing

Deuteronomy 12:7

You will eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your household in everything you do, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

Rejoicing In God's Works

Psalm 92:4

For You have made me rejoice, Lord,
by what You have done;
I will shout for joy
because of the works of Your hands.

Rejoicing In Relief

Psalm 105:38

Egypt was glad when they left,
for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

Rejoicing In Success

Esther 8:15

Mordecai went from the king’s presence clothed in royal purple and white, with a great gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. The city of Susa shouted and rejoiced,

Stopping Rejoicing

Jeremiah 7:34

I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sound of joy and gladness and the voices of the groom and the bride, for the land will become a desolate waste.

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