1 Kings 8:66
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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 Kings 8:66 thanked
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 (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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Zechariah 9:17
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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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- Zechariah 9:17 Lit. His
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 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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Deuteronomy 12:7
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7 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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- Deuteronomy 12:7 all that you undertake
Galatians 5:22
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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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Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming King(A)
9 “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.
Zephaniah 3:14
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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!
Jeremiah 31:12-14
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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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- Jeremiah 31:14 Fill to the full
Isaiah 66:13-14
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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.
Isaiah 61:9-10
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9 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.
Psalm 122:9
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9 Because 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 prosper who love you.
Psalm 106:4-5
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4 (A)Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people.
Oh, visit me with Your salvation,
5 That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones,
That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,
That I may glory with [a]Your inheritance.
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- Psalm 106:5 The people of Your inheritance
Psalm 100:1-2
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A Song of Praise for the Lord’s Faithfulness to His People
(A)A Psalm of Thanksgiving.
100 Make (B)a joyful shout to the Lord, [a]all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
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- Psalm 100:1 Lit. all the earth
Psalm 95:1-2
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A Call to Worship and Obedience
95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with (A)psalms.
Nehemiah 8:10
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10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, (A)and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, 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 since the time of (A)Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. 27 Then the priests, the Levites, arose and (B)blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to (C)His holy dwelling place, to heaven.
The Reforms of Hezekiah(D)
31 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and (E)broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the [a]high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession.
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- 2 Chronicles 31:1 Places for pagan worship
2 Chronicles 29:36
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36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.
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2 Chronicles 7:10
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10 (A)On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the good that the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
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1 Kings 8:47
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47 (A)yet when they [a]come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of those who took them captive, (B)saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong, we have committed wickedness’;
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- 1 Kings 8:47 Lit. bring back to their heart
1 Kings 8:1
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The Ark Brought into the Temple(A)
8 Now (B)Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, (C)that they might bring (D)up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion.
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Deuteronomy 16:11
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11 (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 gates, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide.
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Deuteronomy 12:18
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18 But you must eat them before the Lord your God in the place which the Lord your God chooses, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in [a]all to which you put your hands.
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- Deuteronomy 12:18 all your undertakings
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