1 Kings 8:66
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66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.
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Philippians 4:4
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4 (A)Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
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Acts 2:46
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46 And day by day, (A)attending the temple (B)together and (C)breaking bread in their homes, they received their food (D)with glad and generous hearts,
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Zechariah 9:17
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17 (A)For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
(B)Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.
Deuteronomy 12:12
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12 And (A)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male servants and your female servants, and the Levite that is within your towns, since (B)he has no portion or inheritance with you.
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Deuteronomy 12:7
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7 And (A)there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and (B)you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
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Galatians 5:22
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22 But (A)the fruit of the Spirit is (B)love, joy, peace, patience, (C)kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming King of Zion
9 (A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Zephaniah 3:14
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Israel's Joy and Restoration
14 (A)Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
Jeremiah 31:12-14
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12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
(A)and they shall be radiant (B)over the goodness of the Lord,
(C)over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and over the young of the flock and the herd;
(D)their life shall be like a watered garden,
(E)and they shall languish no more.
13 (F)Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
and the young men and the old shall be merry.
(G)I will turn their mourning into joy;
I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
14 (H)I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance,
and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness,
declares the Lord.”
Isaiah 66:13-14
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13 As one whom his mother comforts,
so (A)I will comfort you;
you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;
(B)your bones shall flourish like the grass;
and (C)the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants,
and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.
Isaiah 61:9-10
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9 Their offspring shall be known among the nations,
and their descendants in the midst of the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge them,
that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.
10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
my soul shall exult in my God,
(B)for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself (C)like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
(D)and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Psalm 122:9
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9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will (A)seek your good.
Psalm 122:6
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6 (A)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
“May they be secure who love you!
Psalm 106:4-5
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4 (A)Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people;
help me when you save them,[a]
5 that I may look upon the prosperity of your (B)chosen ones,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
that I may glory with your inheritance.
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- Psalm 106:4 Or Remember me, O Lord, with the favor you show to your people; help me with your salvation
Psalm 100:1-2
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His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
A Psalm for (A)giving thanks.
100 (B)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 (C)Serve the Lord with gladness!
(D)Come into his presence with singing!
Psalm 95:1-2
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Let Us Sing Songs of Praise
95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us (A)make a joyful noise to (B)the rock of our salvation!
2 Let us (C)come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us (D)make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
Nehemiah 8:10
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10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and (A)send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
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2 Chronicles 30:26-31:1
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26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for (A)since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. 27 Then (B)the priests and the Levites arose and (C)blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to (D)his holy habitation in heaven.
Hezekiah Organizes the Priests
31 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and (E)broke in pieces the (F)pillars and cut down (G)the Asherim and broke down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, every man to his possession.
2 Chronicles 29:36
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36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had provided for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.
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2 Chronicles 7:10
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10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity[a] that the Lord had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.
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- 2 Chronicles 7:10 Or good
1 Kings 8:47
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47 yet (A)if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors, saying, (B)‘We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,’
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1 Kings 8:1
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The Ark Brought into the Temple
8 (A)Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, (B)the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, (C)to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of (D)the city of David, which is Zion.
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Deuteronomy 16:11
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11 And (A)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there.
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Deuteronomy 12:18
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18 but (A)you shall eat them before the Lord your God in (B)the place that the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your towns. And (C)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all that you undertake.
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