17 Bible Verses about Gladness

Worship the Lord with joy! Enter his presence with joyful singing!

Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!

Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing."

The Israelites who were in Jerusalem observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and priests were praising the Lord every day with all their might.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news."

So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy.

You make me happier than those who have abundant grain and wine.

They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace.

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy."

Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, "Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever." For I, the Lord, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.'

Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad.

Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!