Esther 8:16
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.
Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
Esther 4:1-3
When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry.
Esther 4:16
"Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish."
Esther 9:17
This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness.
Psalm 18:28
For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness.
Psalm 30:5-11
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
Psalm 112:4
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
Proverbs 4:18-19
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
Proverbs 11:10
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
Isaiah 30:29-30
You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.