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Nehemiah 8:10
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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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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.”
Psalm 28:7-8
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Psalm 28:7-8
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7 The Lord is my strength and (A)my shield;
in him my heart (B)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my (C)song I give thanks to him.
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- Psalm 28:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts is their strength
Psalm 28:7-8
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Psalm 28:7-8
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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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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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8 (A)Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, (B)“My grace is sufficient for you, for (C)my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that (D)the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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2 Corinthians 12:8-9
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Isaiah 12:1-3
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Isaiah 12:1-3
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The Lord Is My Strength and My Song
12 You[a] will say (A)in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
(B)your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
2 “Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (C)the Lord God[b] is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
3 (D)With joy you[c] will draw water from the wells of salvation.
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- Isaiah 12:1 The Hebrew for you is singular in verse 1
- Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord
- Isaiah 12:3 The Hebrew for you is plural in verses 3, 4
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
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 Corinthians 8:2
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2 Corinthians 8:2
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2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and (A)their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
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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)
Isaiah 61:10
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Isaiah 61:10
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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.
Isaiah 61:10
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Isaiah 61:10
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Esther 9:19
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Esther 9:19
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19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in (A)the rural towns, hold the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day for gladness and feasting, as (B)a holiday, and (C)as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another.
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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)
Ecclesiastes 9:7
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Ecclesiastes 9:7
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Enjoy Life with the One You Love
7 Go, (A)eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.
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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.
Esther 9:22
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Esther 9:22
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22 as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into (A)a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor.
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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)
Isaiah 35:1-4
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Isaiah 35:1-4
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The Ransomed Shall Return
35 (A)The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;
(B)the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
2 it shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice with joy and singing.
(C)The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of (D)Carmel and (E)Sharon.
(F)They shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.
3 (G)Strengthen the weak hands,
and make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to those who have an anxious heart,
“Be strong; fear not!
(H)Behold, your God
will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
He will come and save you.”
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)
Ecclesiastes 3:13
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Ecclesiastes 3:13
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13 also (A)that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is (B)God's gift to man.
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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)
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