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Nehemiah 8:10
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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.”
Nehemiah 8:10
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Nehemiah 8:10
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10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
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Psalm 28:7-8
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Psalm 28:7-8
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Psalm 28:7-8
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Psalm 28:7-8
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7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
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Proverbs 17:22
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Proverbs 17:22
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Proverbs 17:22
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Proverbs 17:22
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22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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Isaiah 12:1-3
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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.
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- Isaiah 12:2 Or song
Isaiah 12:1-3
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Isaiah 12:1-3
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12 And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
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Psalm 149:2
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Psalm 149:2
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Psalm 149:2
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Psalm 149:2
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2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
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2 Corinthians 8:2
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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)
2 Corinthians 8:2
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2 Corinthians 8:2
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2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
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Esther 9:19
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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)
Esther 9:19
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Esther 9:19
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19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
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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.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
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7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
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Isaiah 61:10
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Isaiah 61:10
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Isaiah 61:10
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Isaiah 61:10
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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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Esther 9:22
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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)
Esther 9:22
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Esther 9:22
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22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
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Isaiah 35:1-4
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Isaiah 35:1-4
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Joy of the Redeemed
35 The desert(A) and the parched land will be glad;
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.(B)
Like the crocus,(C) 2 it will burst into bloom;
it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.(D)
The glory of Lebanon(E) will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel(F) and Sharon;(G)
they will see the glory(H) of the Lord,
the splendor of our God.(I)
Isaiah 35:1-4
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Isaiah 35:1-4
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35 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
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Ecclesiastes 3:13
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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)
Ecclesiastes 3:13
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Ecclesiastes 3:13
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13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
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