66 (A)On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they [a]blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that the Lord had done for His servant David, and for Israel His people.

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  1. 1 Kings 8:66 thanked

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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(A)Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

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Final Exhortations

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

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46 (A)So continuing daily with one accord (B)in the temple, and (C)breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

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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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17 For (A)how great is [a]its goodness
And how great its (B)beauty!
(C)Grain shall make the young men thrive,
And new wine the young women.

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  1. Zechariah 9:17 Lit. His

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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12 And (A)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female servants, and the (B)Levite who is within your gates, since he has no portion nor inheritance with you.

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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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And (A)there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and (B)you shall rejoice in [a]all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 12:7 all that you undertake

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

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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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The Coming King(A)

“Rejoice (B)greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, (C)your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.

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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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Joy in God’s Faithfulness

14 (A)Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!

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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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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.
14 I will [a]satiate the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.”

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  1. Jeremiah 31:14 Fill to the full

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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13 As one whom his mother comforts,
So I will (A)comfort you;
And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”

The Reign and Indignation of God

14 When you see this, your heart shall rejoice,
And (B)your bones shall flourish like grass;
The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants,
And His indignation to His enemies.

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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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Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles,
And their offspring among the people.
All who see them shall acknowledge them,
(A)That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”

10 (B)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (C)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(D)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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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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Because of the house of the Lord our God
I will (A)seek your good.

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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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