Bible Verses for Joy
(Bible Verses about Joy, In Old Testament)
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because thou servedst not the Lord
thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance
of all things;
1 Samuel 18:6
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned
from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel,
singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with
instruments of musick.
1 Kings 1:40
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped
with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the
sound of them.
1 Kings 8:66
On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed
the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the
goodness that the Lord had done for David his
servant, and for Israel
his people.
1 Chronicles 12:40
Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and
Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and
on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and
oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
1 Chronicles 15:16
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their
brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and
cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
1 Chronicles 15:25
So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over
thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obededom with joy.
1 Chronicles 29:9
Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly,
because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast
pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have
willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy
people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
2 Chronicles 20:27
Then they returned, every man of Judah
and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront
of them, to go again to Jerusalem
with joy; for the Lord had made them to
rejoice over their enemies.
2 Chronicles 30:26
So there was great joy in Jerusalem:
for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
Ezra 3:12
But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the
fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the
foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice;
and many shouted aloud for
joy:
Ezra 3:13
So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout
of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people
shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
Ezra 6:16
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the
Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of
this house of God with joy.
Ezra 6:22
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy:
for the Lord had made them joyful, and
turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto
them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of
Israel.
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink
the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this
day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry;
for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah 12:43
Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced:
for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the
children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
Esther 5:9
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad
heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up,
nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
Esther 8:16
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and
honour.
Esther 8:17
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the
king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a
feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the
fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Esther 9:22
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and
the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from
mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy,
and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Job 3:7
Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice
come therein.
Job 8:19
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the
earth shall others grow.
Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy
of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me:
and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Job 33:26
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him:
and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his
righteousness.
Job 38:7
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of
God shouted for joy?
Job 41:22
In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy
before him.
Psalm 5:11
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let
them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that
love thy name be joyful in thee.
Psalm 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is
fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalm 21:1
The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he
rejoice!
