'Joy' in the Bible

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Let us shout for joy at your victoryand lift the banner in the name of our God.May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

You give him blessings forever;You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

The Lord strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

You have turned my mourning into dancing; you took off my sackcloth and clothed me with a garment of joy,

You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance. (Selah)

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;Praise is becoming to the upright.

with a new song, sing to him; with shouts of joy, play skillfully.

For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope.

Those who look to Him are radiant with joy;their faces will never be ashamed.

And my soul will have joy in the Lord; it will be glad in his salvation.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Let all who seek you shout for joy and be glad in you. May those who love your deliverance say, "The LORD be magnified!" continuously.

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

You love righteousness and hate wickedness;therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joymore than your companions.

Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume all your garments;from ivory palaces harps bring you joy.

Filled with joy and gladness, they are presented when they enter the king's palace.

The river's channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One.

Clap your hands, all you nations! Shout to God with a loud cry of joy!

God ascends among shouts of joy,the Lord, among the sound of trumpets.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.

6 May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! When the fate of his people is changed by God, Jacob will have joy, and Israel will be glad.

But I will sing of your power and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love. For you have been a fortress for me; and a refuge when I am distressed.

For you have been my strength, and in the shadow of your wings I will shout for joy.

Those who live far away are awed by Your signs;You make east and west shout for joy.

The wilderness pastures overflow,and the hills are robed with joy.

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

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

Let all those seeking Thee joy and be glad in Thee, And let those loving Thy salvation Say continually, 'God is magnified.'

My lips will shout for joywhen I sing praise to Youbecause You have redeemed me.

But I will ever be full of joy, making songs of praise to the God of Jacob.

For the choir director: on the Gittith. Of Asaph.Sing for joy to God our strength;shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.

I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.

Bring joy to Your servant’s life,because I turn to You, Lord.

Then those who sing as well as those who play the flutes shall say,“All my springs of joy are in you.”

North and south—You created them.Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

Blessed is the people that know the shout of joy: they walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

In your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up.

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful loveso that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.

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

How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners have joy over us?

When I am filled with cares,Your comfort brings me joy.

Come! Let us sing joyfully to the LORD! Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.

The heavens joy, and the earth is joyful, The sea and its fulness roar.

Let the fields and everything in them exult.Then all the trees of the forest will shout for joy

The Lord is King, let the earth have joy; let all the sea-lands be glad.

Zion gave ear and was glad; and the daughters of Judah were full of joy, because of your decisions, O Lord.

Light is sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart -- joy.

Shout to the Lord, all the earth;be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.

Let the rivers clap their hands;let the mountains shout together for joy

Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!

Serve the LORD with joy. Come before him with a joyful shout!

Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:

And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:

so that I may enjoy the prosperityof Your chosen ones,rejoice in the joy of Your nation,and boast about Your heritage.

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgivingand announce His works with shouts of joy.

There are shouts of joy and victoryin the tents of the righteous:“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!

This is the day which the Lord has made; we will be full of joy and delight in it.

The Lord is God, and He has given us light [illuminating us with His grace and freedom and joy].Bind the festival sacrifices with cords to the horns of the altar.

I find joy in the path of your decrees, as if I owned all kinds of riches.

I take joy in your decrees, for they are my counselors. Daleth

Help me live my life by your commands, because my joy is in them.

Their minds are clogged as with greasy fat, but I find joy in your instruction.

I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;indeed, they are the joy of my heart.

I find joy at what you have said like one who has discovered a great treasure.

I am longing for your deliverance, LORD, and your instruction is my joy.

Our mouths were filled with laughter then,and our tongues with shouts of joy.Then they said among the nations,“The Lord has done great things for them.”

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Though one goes along weeping,carrying the bag of seed,he will surely come back with shouts of joy,carrying his sheaves.

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!"

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

They will utter the renown of your abundant goodness, and they will proclaim with joy your righteousness.

Israel doth rejoice in his Maker, Sons of Zion do joy in their king.

Let the godly celebrate in triumphal glory;let them shout for joy on their beds.

Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.

Come, let us take our pleasure in love till the morning, having joy in love's delights.

Solomon’s proverbs:A wise son brings joy to his father,but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

Just as the fool considers wickedness his joy, so is wisdom to the discerning man.

The hope of the righteous is joy,but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband,But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.

Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.

Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

Even in laughter a heart may be sad,and joy may end in grief.

A wise son brings joy to his father,but a foolish man despises his mother.

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.