Psalm 126:2
New King James Version
2 Then (A)our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the [a]nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 126:2 Gentiles
Job 8:21
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21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughing,
And your lips with [a]rejoicing.
Footnotes
- Job 8:21 Lit. shouts of joy
Isaiah 35:10
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10 And the (A)ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And (B)sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Zechariah 8:22-23
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22 Yes, (A)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’
23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men (B)from every language of the nations shall (C)grasp the [a]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard (D)that God is with you.” ’ ”
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- Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment
Psalm 71:19
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19 Also (A)Your righteousness, O God, is [a]very high,
You who have done great things;
(B)O God, who is like You?
Footnotes
- Psalm 71:19 great, lit. to the height of heaven
Jeremiah 33:11
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11 the (A)voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:
(B)“Praise the Lord of hosts,
For the Lord is good,
For His mercy endures forever”—
and of those who will bring (C)the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord.
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Psalm 106:47-48
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47 (A)Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.
48 (B)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
[a]Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 106:48 Heb. Hallelujah
Nehemiah 6:16
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16 And it happened, (A)when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for (B)they perceived that this work was done by our God.
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Revelation 11:15-17
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Seventh Trumpet: The Kingdom Proclaimed
15 Then (A)the seventh angel sounded: (B)And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, (C)“The [a]kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, (D)and He shall reign forever and ever!” 16 And (E)the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and (F)worshiped God, 17 saying:
“We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One (G)who is and who was [b]and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power (H)and reigned.
Footnotes
- Revelation 11:15 NU, M kingdom . . . has become the kingdom
- Revelation 11:17 NU, M omit and who is to come
Jeremiah 31:12-13
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12 Therefore they shall come and sing in (A)the height of Zion,
Streaming to (B)the goodness of the Lord—
For wheat and new wine and oil,
For the young of the flock and the herd;
Their souls shall be like a (C)well-watered garden,
(D)And they shall sorrow no more at all.
13 “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and the old, together;
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
Psalm 53:6
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6 (A)Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When God brings back [a]the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
Footnotes
- Psalm 53:6 Or His captive people
Romans 11:15
New King James Version
15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be (A)but life from the dead?
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Psalm 51:14
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14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
Psalm 14:7
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7 (A)Oh,[a] that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
(B)When the Lord brings back [b]the captivity of His people,
Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad.
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:7 Lit. Who will give out of Zion the salvation of Israel?
- Psalm 14:7 Or His captive people
Ezra 3:11
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11 (A)And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord:
Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
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Joshua 9:9-10
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9 So they said to him: (A)“From a very far country your servants have come, because of the name of the Lord your God; for we have (B)heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt, 10 and (C)all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan—to Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
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Joshua 2:9-11
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9 and said to the men: (A)“I know that the Lord has given you the land, that (B)the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land (C)are fainthearted because of you. 10 For we have heard how the Lord (D)dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and (E)what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you (F)utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we (G)heard these things, (H)our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for (I)the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.
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Numbers 23:23
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23 “For there is no [a]sorcery against Jacob,
Nor any [b]divination against Israel.
It now must be said of Jacob
And of Israel, ‘Oh, (A)what God has done!’
Footnotes
- Numbers 23:23 enchantment
- Numbers 23:23 fortune-telling
Isaiah 49:9-13
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9 That You may say (A)to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’
“They shall feed along the roads,
And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.
10 They shall neither (B)hunger nor thirst,
(C)Neither heat nor sun shall strike them;
For He who has mercy on them (D)will lead them,
Even by the springs of water He will guide them.
11 (E)I will make each of My mountains a road,
And My highways shall be elevated.
12 Surely (F)these shall come from afar;
Look! Those from the north and the west,
And these from the land of Sinim.”
13 (G)Sing, O heavens!
Be joyful, O earth!
And break out in singing, O mountains!
For the Lord has comforted His people,
And will have mercy on His afflicted.
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