66 On the following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good(A) things the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

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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.

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Final Exhortations

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)

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Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

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46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.(A) They broke bread(B) in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

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46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

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17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!
    Grain will make the young men thrive,
    and new wine the young women.

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17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

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12 And there rejoice(A) before the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites(B) from your towns who have no allotment or inheritance(C) of their own.

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12 And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.

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There, in the presence(A) of the Lord your God, you and your families shall eat and shall rejoice(B) in everything you have put your hand to, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

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And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

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22 But the fruit(A) of the Spirit is love,(B) joy, peace,(C) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(A)
    Shout,(B) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(C)
    righteous and victorious,(D)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(E)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(F)

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Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

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14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(A)
    shout aloud,(B) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(C) with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!

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14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

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12 They will come and shout for joy(A) on the heights(B) of Zion;
    they will rejoice in the bounty(C) of the Lord
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,(D)
    the young of the flocks(E) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,(F)
    and they will sorrow(G) no more.
13 Then young women will dance and be glad,
    young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning(H) into gladness;
    I will give them comfort(I) and joy(J) instead of sorrow.
14 I will satisfy(K) the priests(L) with abundance,
    and my people will be filled with my bounty,(M)
declares the Lord.

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12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

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13 As a mother comforts her child,(A)
    so will I comfort(B) you;
    and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”

14 When you see this, your heart will rejoice(C)
    and you will flourish(D) like grass;
the hand(E) of the Lord will be made known to his servants,(F)
    but his fury(G) will be shown to his foes.

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13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

14 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

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Their descendants(A) will be known among the nations
    and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
    that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”(B)

10 I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices(C) in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,(D)
as a bridegroom adorns his head(E) like a priest,
    and as a bride(F) adorns herself with her jewels.

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And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

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For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your prosperity.(A)

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Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.

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