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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Nehemiah 8:10
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10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing(A) prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy(B) of the Lord is your strength.”
Psalm 28:7-8
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7 The Lord is (A)my strength and my shield;
My heart (B)trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.
Footnotes
- Psalm 28:8 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. the strength of His people
- Psalm 28:8 Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
Psalm 28:7-8
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Proverbs 17:22
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:22 Or makes medicine even better
Proverbs 17:22
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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8 (A)Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly (B)I will rather boast in my infirmities, (C)that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
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7 Go, (A)eat your bread with joy,
And drink your wine with a merry heart;
For God has already accepted your works.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
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7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine(A) with a joyful heart,(B) for God has already approved what you do.
Isaiah 12:1-3
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A Hymn of Praise
12 And (A)in that day you will say:
“O Lord, I will praise You;
Though You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
(B)‘For (C)Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’ ”
3 Therefore with joy you will draw (D)water
From the wells of salvation.
Isaiah 12:1-3
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Songs of Praise
12 In that day(A) you will say:
“I will praise(B) you, Lord.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away(C)
and you have comforted(D) me.
2 Surely God is my salvation;(E)
I will trust(F) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(G) is my strength(H) and my defense[a];
he has become my salvation.(I)”
3 With joy you will draw water(J)
from the wells(K) of salvation.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 12:2 Or song
Psalm 149:2
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2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their (A)King.
Psalm 149:2
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Isaiah 61:10
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10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (B)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(C)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10
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Esther 9:19
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19 Therefore the Jews of the villages who dwelt in the unwalled towns celebrated the fourteenth day of the month of Adar (A)with gladness and feasting, (B)as a holiday, and for (C)sending presents to one another.
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Esther 9:19
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19 That is why rural Jews—those living in villages—observe the fourteenth of the month of Adar(A) as a day of joy and feasting, a day for giving presents to each other.(B)
2 Corinthians 8:2
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2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and (A)their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.
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2 Corinthians 8:2
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2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(A)
Ecclesiastes 2:24
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24 (A)Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.
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Ecclesiastes 2:24
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24 A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink(A) and find satisfaction in their own toil.(B) This too, I see, is from the hand of God,(C)
Esther 9:22
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22 as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of (A)sending presents to one another and gifts to the (B)poor.
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Esther 9:22
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22 as the time when the Jews got relief(A) from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration.(B) He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food(C) to one another and gifts to the poor.(D)
Ecclesiastes 3:13
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13 and also that (A)every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:13
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13 That each of them may eat and drink,(A) and find satisfaction(B) in all their toil—this is the gift of God.(C)
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