29 Bible Verses about Rejoicing In God's Works

And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.

And on the eighth day he sent the people away, and, blessing the king, they went to their tents full of joy and glad in their hearts, because of all the good which the Lord had done to David his servant and to Israel his people.

The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

But a number of the priests and Levites and the heads of families, old men who had seen the first house, when the base of this house was put down before their eyes, were overcome with weeping; and a number were crying out with joy:

And on that day they made great offerings and were glad; for God had made them glad with great joy; and the women and the children were glad with them: so that the joy of Jerusalem came to the ears of those who were far off.

And kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them full of joy, by turning the heart of the king of Assyria to them to give them help in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

And when he said these things, those who were against him were shamed, and all the people were full of joy because of the great things which were done by him.

So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.

And Jethro was glad because the Lord had been good to Israel, freeing them from the power of the Egyptians.

Make melody, O daughter of Zion; give a loud cry, O Israel; be glad and let your heart be full of joy, O daughter of Jerusalem.

Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.

And the Lord was angry with Moses, and said, Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? To my knowledge he is good at talking. And now he is coming out to you: and when he sees you he will be glad in his heart.

And all the people came up after him, piping with pipes, and they were glad with great joy, so that the earth was shaking with the sound.

And looking, she saw the king in his regular place by the pillar, and the captains and the horns near him; and all the people of the land giving signs of joy and sounding the horns. Then Athaliah, violently parting her robes, gave a cry, saying, Broken faith, broken faith!

So all the people of the land were glad, and the town was quiet; and they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king's house.

Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

And the Jews had light and joy and honour.

And in every part of the kingdom and in every town, wherever the king's letter and his order came, the Jews were glad with great joy, and had a feast and a good day. And a great number of the people of the land became Jews: for the fear of the Jews had come on them.

As days on which the Jews had rest from their haters, and the month which for them was turned from sorrow to joy, and from weeping to a good day: and that they were to keep them as days of feasting and joy, of sending offerings to one another and good things to the poor.

The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation!

And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

And he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy.

And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?

He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.

Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,

Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts: