'Happy' in the Bible

BOOK I(Psalms 1–41)How happy is the manwho does not follow the advice of the wickedor take the path of sinnersor join a group of mockers!

Pay homage to the Son or He will be angryand you will perish in your rebellion,for His anger may ignite at any moment.All those who take refuge in Him are happy.

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!

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!

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe.

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

Davidic. A Maskil.How joyful is the onewhose transgression is forgiven,whose sin is covered!

How joyful is the manthe Lord does not charge with sinand in whose spirit is no deceit!

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

Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh—the people He has chosen to be His own possession!

Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life?

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

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a happy end to the man of peace.

Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy before I pass away.

How happy is the manwho has put his trust in the Lordand has not turned to the proudor to those who run after lies!

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!"

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.

Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.

Though while he lives he counts himself happy and prosperous—And though people praise you when you do well for yourself—

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!

How happy is the one You chooseand bring near to live in Your courts!We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,the holiness of Your temple.

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

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!"

His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

How happy are those who reside in Your house,who praise You continually.Selah

Happy are the people whose strength is in You,whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

Happy is the person who trusts in You,Lord of Hosts!

Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence.

Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love! Then we will shout for joy and be happy all our days!

Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us, in proportion to the years we have experienced trouble!

Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High;

For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.

Lord, happy is the man You disciplineand teach from Your law

When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.

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!

Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O Lord.

like wine that makes the heart of people happy, oil that makes the face glow, and food that sustains people.

Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them.

How happy are those who uphold justice,who practice righteousness at all times.

Hallelujah!Happy is the man who fears the Lord,taking great delight in His commands.

He makes the barren woman among her household a happy mother of joyful children. Hallelujah!

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

א AlefHow happy are those whose way is blameless,who live according to the Lord’s instruction!

Happy are those who keep His decreesand seek Him with all their heart.

The Lord did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

A song of ascents.How happy is everyone who fears the Lord,who walks in His ways!

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

for there our captors ask us to compose songs; those who mock us demand that we be happy, saying: "Sing for us a song about Zion!"

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: