10 Bible Verses about Restored Joy

Restore the joy of Your salvation to me,
and give me a willing spirit.

Restore us, God of Hosts;
look on us with favor, and we will be saved.

You turned my lament into dancing;
You removed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,

to provide for those who mourn in Zion;
to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
festive oil instead of mourning,
and splendid clothes instead of despair.
And they will be called righteous trees,
planted by the Lord
to glorify Him.

Thanksgiving will come out of them,
a sound of celebration.
I will multiply them, and they will not decrease;
I will honor them, and they will not be insignificant.

Then the young woman will rejoice with dancing,
while young and old men rejoice together.
I will turn their mourning into joy,
give them consolation,
and bring happiness out of grief.

There I will give her vineyards back to her
and make the Valley of Achor
into a gateway of hope.
There she will respond as she did
in the days of her youth,
as in the day she came out of the land of Egypt.

“I assure you: You will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

But as for me—poor and in pain—
let Your salvation protect me, God.