'Rejoice' in the Bible

On the first day you must take for yourselves branches from majestic trees -- palm branches, branches of leafy trees, and willows of the brook -- and you must rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.

"Also in the time when you rejoice, such as on your appointed festivals or at the beginnings of your months, you must blow with your trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, so that they may become a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord your God."

Both you and your families must feast there before the Lord your God and rejoice in all the output of your labor with which he has blessed you.

You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord your God, along with your sons, daughters, male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages (since they have no allotment or inheritance with you).

Only in the presence of the Lord your God may you eat these, in the place he chooses. This applies to you, your son, your daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages. In that place you will rejoice before the Lord your God in all the output of your labor.

You shall rejoice before him -- you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you -- in the place where the Lord chooses to locate his name.

You are to rejoice in your festival, you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows who are in your villages.

You are to celebrate the festival seven days before the Lord your God in the place he chooses, for he will bless you in all your productivity and in whatever you do; so you will indeed rejoice!

The Lord your God will make the labor of your hands abundantly successful and multiply your children, the offspring of your cattle, and the produce of your soil. For the Lord your God will once more rejoice over you to make you prosperous just as he rejoiced over your ancestors,

Of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, when you go outside, and Issachar, when you are in your tents.

Don't report it in Gath, don't spread the news in the streets of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, the daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate!

Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the nations say, 'The Lord reigns!'

Now ascend, O Lord God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength! May your priests, O Lord God, experience your deliverance! May your loyal followers rejoice in the prosperity you give!

Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem with Jehoshaphat leading them; the Lord had given them reason to rejoice over their enemies.

who rejoice even to jubilation, and are exultant when they find the grave?

Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow's heart rejoice;

But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One!

Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance."

Then my enemy will say, "I have defeated him!" Then my foes will rejoice because I am upended.

But I trust in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance!

I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the Lord grant all your requests!

My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!

I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

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

For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.

I will boast in the Lord; let the oppressed hear and rejoice!

Then I will rejoice in the Lord and be happy because of his deliverance.

May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say, "May the Lord be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure."

May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May the Lord be praised!"

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

I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

For you are my deliverer; under your wings I rejoice.

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. Let us rejoice in him there!

Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate! For you execute justice among the nations, and govern the people living on earth. (Selah)

But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy.

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the Lord is his name! Rejoice before him!

The oppressed look on -- let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May God be praised!"

Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you!

You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice.

You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice.

Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the sea and everything in it shout!

The Lord reigns! Let the earth be happy! Let the many coastlands rejoice!

You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord! Give thanks to his holy name.

May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord.

Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.

When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice.

This is the day the Lord has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it.

I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds.

I rejoice in your instructions, like one who finds much plunder.

Let Israel rejoice in their Creator! Let the people of Zion delight in their king!

Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! Let them shout for joy upon their beds!

who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife --

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

my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,

Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel.

When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

There is no end to all the people nor to the past generations, yet future generations will not rejoice in him. This also is profitless and like chasing the wind.

So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many -- all that is about to come is obscure.

Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

Draw me after you; let us hurry! May the king bring me into his bedroom chambers! The Maidens to the Lover: We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. The Beloved to Her Lover: How rightly the young women adore you!

You have enlarged the nation; you give them great joy. They rejoice in your presence as harvesters rejoice; as warriors celebrate when they divide up the plunder.

The evergreens also rejoice over your demise, as do the cedars of Lebanon, singing, 'Since you fell asleep, no woodsman comes up to chop us down!'

At that time they will say, "Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let's rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!"

The downtrodden will again rejoice in the Lord; the poor among humankind will take delight in the Holy One of Israel.

Let the desert and dry region be happy; let the wilderness rejoice and bloom like a lily!

Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the Lord; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the Lord consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed.

Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. Yes, they will possess a double portion in their land and experience lasting joy.

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.

As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

So this is what the sovereign Lord says: "Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry! Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty! Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated!

But be happy and rejoice forevermore over what I am about to create! For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem to be a source of joy, and her people to be a source of happiness.

Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy, all you who have mourned over her!

The Lord says, "At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.

(Sin/Shin) Rejoice and be glad for now, O people of Edom, who reside in the land of Uz. But the cup of judgment will pass to you also; you will get drunk and take off your clothes.

The time has come; the day has struck! The customer should not rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for divine wrath comes against their whole crowd.

It is sharpened for slaughter, it is polished to flash like lightning! "'Should we rejoice in the scepter of my son? No! The sword despises every tree!

O Israel, do not rejoice jubilantly like the nations, for you are unfaithful to your God. You love to receive a prostitute's wages on all the floors where you thresh your grain.

Do not fear, my land! Rejoice and be glad, because the Lord has accomplished great things!

Citizens of Zion, rejoice! Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done! For he has given to you the early rains as vindication. He has sent to you the rains -- both the early and the late rains as formerly.

I will rejoice because of the Lord; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!