⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, gladden yourselves in Him]; again I say, Rejoice!^(A)

³ Therefore with joy will you draw water from the wells of salvation.

¹⁷ [After all] the kingdom of God is not a matter of [getting the] food and drink [one likes], but instead it is righteousness (that state which makes a person acceptable to God) and [heart] peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.