62 Bible Verses about Rejoicing

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Deuteronomy 12:7

There also you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and rejoice in all your undertakings in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 16:11

and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is in your town, and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are in your midst, in the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His name.

Psalm 5:11

But let all who take refuge in You be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may exult in You.

Psalm 32:11

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

Zephaniah 3:14

Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!

1 Samuel 2:1

Then Hannah prayed and said,
“My heart exults in the Lord;
My horn is exalted in the Lord,
My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies,
Because I rejoice in Your salvation.

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they also offered sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

Matthew 2:10

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

Acts 8:39

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.

Philippians 3:1

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

Psalm 66:1

For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.
Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;

Psalm 67:4

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will judge the peoples with uprightness
And guide the nations on the earth. Selah.

Psalm 100:1

A Psalm for Thanksgiving.
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.

Isaiah 29:19

The afflicted also will increase their gladness in the Lord,
And the needy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Job 8:20-21

“Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity,
Nor will He support the evildoers.
“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
And your lips with shouting.

Job 33:26

Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.

Psalm 33:1

Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.

Psalm 64:10

The righteous man will be glad in the Lord and will take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will glory.

Psalm 68:3

But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

Psalm 97:11-12

Light is sown like seed for the righteous
And gladness for the upright in heart.
Be glad in the Lord, you righteous ones,
And give thanks to His holy name.

Psalm 107:42

The upright see it and are glad;
But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

Psalm 33:21

For our heart rejoices in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.

Philippians 1:25

Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

1 Peter 1:8

and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

Romans 5:1-2

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.

1 Chronicles 16:10

Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.

Psalm 40:16

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“The Lord be magnified!”

Psalm 70:4

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified.”

Psalm 105:3

Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.

Zechariah 10:7

“Ephraim will be like a mighty man,
And their heart will be glad as if from wine;
Indeed, their children will see it and be glad,
Their heart will rejoice in the Lord.

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Rejoicing » Instances of

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they also offered sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

Matthew 2:10

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

1 Samuel 2:1

Then Hannah prayed and said,
“My heart exults in the Lord;
My horn is exalted in the Lord,
My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies,
Because I rejoice in Your salvation.

More verses: Acts 8:39 Luke 1:47

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » In evil forbidden

Job 31:29

“Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy,
Or exulted when evil befell him?

Psalm 35:19

Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

More verses: Obadiah 1:12

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Famine

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Poverty

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Imprisonment

Acts 16:23

When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Fiery trials

1 Peter 4:12-13

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation.

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Loss of property

Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » Persecution

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Deuteronomy 12:7

There also you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and rejoice in all your undertakings in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

Future Rejoicing In God

Psalm 86:4

Make glad the soul of Your servant,
For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

Rejoicing In God's Works

Psalm 92:4

For You, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done,
I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

Rejoicing In Relief

Psalm 105:38

Egypt was glad when they departed,
For the dread of them had fallen upon them.

Rejoicing In Success

Esther 8:15

Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Stopping Rejoicing

Jeremiah 7:34

Then I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land will become a ruin.

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