'Joy' in the Bible

Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.

But let all those who put their faith in you be glad with cries of joy at all times, and let all the lovers of your name be glad in you.

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

Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.

You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.

For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.

And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.

Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

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

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

Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.

Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.

Then I will go up to the altar of God, to the God of my joy; I will be glad and give praise to you on an instrument of music, O God, my God.

You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.

With joy and rapture will they come; they will go into the king's house.

O make a glad noise with your hands, all you peoples; letting your voices go up to God with joy.

Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.

Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.

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 make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble.

The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of joy.

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 make song of joy; for you will be the judge of the peoples in righteousness, guiding the nations of the earth. (Selah.)

But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy.

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May God be great.

Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

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

You have made the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon are sounding with joy at your name.

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

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

Let the heavens have joy and the earth be glad; let the sea be thundering with all its waters;

Let the field be glad, and everything which is in it; yes, let all the trees of the wood be sounding with 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 shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

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

And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:

So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your nation, and take pride in your heritage.

Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.

The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.

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

I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

If I let you go out of my thoughts, and if I do not put Jerusalem before my greatest joy, let my tongue be fixed to the roof of my mouth.

Let Israel have joy in his maker; let the children of Zion be glad in their King.

Let the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds.