Joy and celebration are taken from the fertile field
and from the land of Moab.
I have stopped the flow of wine from the winepresses;
no one will tread with shouts of joy.
The shouting is not a shout of joy.

They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;
they will be radiant with joy
because of the Lord’s goodness,
because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil,
and because of the young of the flocks and herds.
Their life will be like an irrigated garden,
and they will no longer grow weak from hunger.

Joy and rejoicing have been removed from the orchard;
no one is singing or shouting for joy in the vineyards.
No one tramples grapes in the winepresses.
I have put an end to the shouting.

The humble will have joy
after joy in the Lord,
and the poor people will rejoice
in the Holy One of Israel.

and the redeemed of the Lord will return
and come to Zion with singing,
crowned with unending joy.
Joy and gladness will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee.

And the redeemed of the Lord will return
and come to Zion with singing,
crowned with unending joy.
Joy and gladness will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee.

You are to hold a seven-day festival for the Lord your God in the place He chooses, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, and you will have abundant joy.

“When a man takes a bride, he must not go out with the army or be liable for any duty. He is free to stay at home for one year, so that he can bring joy to the wife he has married.

Because you didn’t serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything,

Why did you secretly flee from me, deceive me, and not tell me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and lyres,

As the troops were coming back, when David was returning from killing the Philistine, the women came out from all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul, singing and dancing with tambourines, with shouts of joy, and with three-stringed instruments.

All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth split open from the sound.

In addition, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came and brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant provisions of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine and oil, oxen, and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers and to have them raise their voices with joy accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

Splendor and majesty are before Him;
strength and joy are in His place.

Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord,
for He is coming to judge the earth.

They ate and drank with great joy in the Lord’s presence that day.

Then, for a second time, they made David’s son Solomon king; they anointed him as the Lord’s ruler, and Zadok as the priest.

The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day after day with loud instruments.

The whole congregation decided to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy,

Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the Lord had made them joyful, having changed the Assyrian king’s attitude toward them, so that he supported them in the work on the house of the God of Israel.

The whole community that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. They had not celebrated like this from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. And there was tremendous joy.

On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away.

That day Haman left full of joy and in good spirits. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the King’s Gate, and Mordecai didn’t rise or tremble in fear at his presence, Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.

and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.

who are filled with much joy
and are glad when they reach the grave?

It would still bring me comfort,
and I would leap for joy in unrelenting pain
that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Surely this is the joy of his way of life;
yet others will sprout from the dust.

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with a shout of joy.

the joy of the wicked has been brief
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?

He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.
That man will see His face with a shout of joy,
and God will restore his righteousness to him.

while the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,
and may those who love Your name boast about You.

You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.

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

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, the king finds joy in Your strength.
How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!

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

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

rising splendidly,
is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion on the slopes of the north
is the city of the great King.

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

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

Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me;
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.
I will sing and make music to the Lord.

For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may spend the night,
but there is joy in the morning.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart.

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

Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
“The Lord be exalted.
He takes pleasure in His servant’s well-being.”

Then I will come to the altar of God,
to God, my greatest joy.
I will praise You with the lyre,
God, my God.

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

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

Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy,
for You judge the peoples with fairness
and lead the nations on earth.Selah

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

My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praise to You
because You have redeemed me.

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

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

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

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love
so 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 joy
because of the works of Your hands.

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

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

He brought His people out with rejoicing,
His chosen ones with shouts of joy.

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

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

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

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

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

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

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.”

Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.

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

May Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
and may Your godly people shout for joy.

I will clothe its priests with salvation,
and its godly people will shout for joy.

For this is what the Lord says:

Sing with joy for Jacob;
shout for the chief of the nations!
Proclaim, praise, and say,
“Lord, save Your people,
the remnant of Israel!”

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.

This city will bear on My behalf a name of joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I will do for them. They will tremble with awe because of all the good and all the peace I will bring about for them.

a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride, and the voice of those saying,

Praise the Lord of Hosts,
for the Lord is good;
His faithful love endures forever

as they bring thank offerings to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as in former times, says the Lord.

Heaven and earth and everything in them
will shout for joy over Babylon
because the destroyers from the north
will come against her.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

ס SamekAll who pass by
scornfully clap their hands at you.
They mock and shake their heads
at Daughter Jerusalem:
Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,
the joy of the whole earth?

How can the city of praise not be abandoned,
the town that brings Me joy?

Joy has left our hearts;
our dancing has turned to mourning.

“‘Son of man, know that on the day I take their stronghold from them, their pride and joy, the delight of their eyes and the longing of their hearts, as well as their sons and daughters,

The grapevine is dried up,
and the fig tree is withered;
the pomegranate, the date palm, and the apple—
all the trees of the orchard—have withered.
Indeed, human joy has dried up.

Hasn’t the food been cut off
before our eyes,
joy and gladness
from the house of our God?

Sing for joy, Daughter Zion;
shout loudly, Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!

Yahweh your God is among you,
a warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with gladness.
He will bring you quietness with His love.
He will delight in you with shouts of joy.”

“Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

“The Lord of Hosts says this: The fast of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth will become times of joy, gladness, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah. Therefore, love truth and peace.”

Solomon’s proverbs:

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

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

Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
but those who promote peace have joy.

The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no outsider shares in its joy.

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

Let your father and mother have joy,
and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy,
so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.

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