'Joy' in the Bible

Gladness and exultant joy shall be yours, and many will rejoice over his birth.

So Gabriel went into the house and said to her, "Joy be to you, favoured one! the Lord is with you."

and uttered a loud cry of joy. "Blest among women are you," she said, "and the offspring of your body is blest!

For, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the babe within me leapt for joy.

But the angel said to them, "Put away all fear; for I am bringing you good news of great joy--joy for all the People.

"Be glad at such a time, and dance for joy; for your reward is great in Heaven; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the Prophets!

On that same occasion Jesus was filled by the Holy Spirit with rapturous joy. "I give Thee fervent thanks," He exclaimed, "O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of understanding, and hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

And when He was now getting near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began in their joy to praise God in loud voices for all the mighty deeds they had witnessed.

But, while they still could not believe it for joy and were full of astonishment, He asked them, "Have you any food here?"

They worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.