Esther 8:16
For the Jewish people, there was light and joy, gladness and honor.
Psalm 97:11
Light shines on the righteous; gladness on the morally upright.
Esther 4:1-3
When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his garments and clothed himself in sackcloth and ashes. He went into the middle of the city and cried out with a loud and bitter cry.
Esther 4:16
"Go and gather all the Jewish people who are in Susa and fast for me. Don't eat or drink for three days, night or day. Both I and my young women will also fast in the same way, and then I'll go in to the king, even though it's against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
Esther 9:17
They did this on the thirteenth day of Adar and rested on the fourteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.
Psalm 18:28
For you, LORD, make my lamp shine; my God enlightens my darkness.
Psalm 30:5-11
For his wrath is only momentary; yet his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but shouts of joy will come in the morning.
Psalm 112:4
A light shines in the darkness for the upright, for the one who is gracious, compassionate, and just.
Proverbs 4:18-19
The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that grows brighter until the full light of day.
Proverbs 11:10
The city rejoices when the righteous prosper, and when the wicked perish there is jubilation.
Isaiah 30:29-30
You will have songs as on nights when people celebrate a holy festival, and gladness of heart, as when they set out with flutes to go to the LORD's mountain, to the Rock of Israel.
Isaiah 35:10
and the LORD's ransomed ones will return and enter Zion with singing. Everlasting joy will rest upon their heads, gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and mourning will flee away."