Nehemiah 12:43
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43 And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.
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Ezra 3:13
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13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away.
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Psalm 92:4
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Jeremiah 31:13
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13 (A)Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
and the young men and the old shall be merry.
(B)I will turn their mourning into joy;
I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
Psalm 148:11-13
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11 Kings of the earth and (A)all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!
13 (B)Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for (C)his name alone is exalted;
(D)his majesty is above earth and heaven.
James 5:13
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The Prayer of Faith
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him (A)sing praise.
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Ephesians 5:19
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19 addressing one another in (A)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
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John 16:22
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22 (A)So also you have sorrow now, but (B)I will see you again, and (C)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
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Matthew 21:15
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15 (A)But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, (B)“Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant,
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Matthew 21:9
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9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, (A)“Hosanna to (B)the Son of David! (C)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna (D)in the highest!”
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Jeremiah 33:11
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11 (A)the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring (B)thank offerings to the house of the Lord:
(C)“‘Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
for the Lord is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!’
(D)For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.
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Isaiah 66:10-14
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10 (A)“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
all you who mourn over her;
11 that you may nurse and be satisfied
from her consoling breast;
that you may drink deeply with delight
from her glorious abundance.”[a]
12 For thus says the Lord:
(B)“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and (C)you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
and bounced upon her knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts,
so (D)I will comfort you;
you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;
(E)your bones shall flourish like the grass;
and (F)the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants,
and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.
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- Isaiah 66:11 Or breast
Isaiah 61:3
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3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
(A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, (D)that he may be glorified.[a]
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- Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty
Psalm 30:11-12
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11 You have turned for me my mourning into (A)dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
12 that my (B)glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Psalm 28:7
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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.
Psalm 27:6
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6 And now my (A)head shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of (B)joy;
(C)I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
Job 34:29
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29 When he is quiet, who can condemn?
When he hides his face, who can behold him,
whether it be a nation or a man?—
2 Chronicles 29:35-36
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35 Besides the great number of burnt offerings, there was (A)the fat of the peace offerings, and there were (B)the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. Thus the service of the house of the Lord was restored. 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 20:27
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27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, (A)for the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.
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2 Chronicles 20:13
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13 Meanwhile all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
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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
2 Chronicles 7:5-7
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5 King Solomon offered as a sacrifice 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 6 The priests stood at their posts; (A)the Levites also, with the instruments for music to the Lord that King David had made for giving thanks to the Lord—(B)for his steadfast love endures forever—whenever David offered praises by their ministry;[a] (C)opposite them the priests sounded trumpets, and all Israel stood.
7 (D)And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, for there he offered the burnt offering and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar Solomon had made could not hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat.
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- 2 Chronicles 7:6 Hebrew by their hand
1 Chronicles 29:21-22
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21 And they offered sacrifices to the Lord, and on the next day offered burnt offerings to the Lord, 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, with their (A)drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22 And they ate and drank before the Lord on that day with great gladness.
Solomon Anointed King
And they made Solomon the son of David king (B)the second time, and they (C)anointed him as prince for the Lord, and (D)Zadok as priest.
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1 Samuel 4:5
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5 As soon as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel (A)gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded.
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Deuteronomy 12:11-12
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11 then to (A)the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, (B)your tithes and the contribution that you present, and all your finest vow offerings that you vow to the Lord. 12 And (C)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 (D)he has no portion or inheritance with you.
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