Psalm 32:11
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11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.(A)
Psalm 64:10
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10 Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord
and take refuge in him.
Let all the upright in heart glory.(A)
Philippians 4:4
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4 Rejoice[a] in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.[b](A)
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Psalm 97:12
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12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name!
Psalm 5:11
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11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
so that those who love your name may exult in you.(A)
Psalm 97:1
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Psalm 97
The Glory of God’s Reign
1 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice;
let the many coastlands be glad!(A)
Psalm 68:3
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3 But let the righteous be joyful;
let them exult before God;
let them be jubilant with joy.(A)
Psalm 33:1
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Psalm 33
The Greatness and Goodness of God
1 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous.
Praise befits the upright.(A)
Philippians 3:3
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3 For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God[a] and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh(A)—
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- 3.3 Other ancient authorities read worship God in spirit
Philippians 3:1
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3 Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord.
Breaking with the Past
To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, and for you it is a source of steadfastness.
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Romans 5:11
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11 But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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Zechariah 4:7
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7 What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain, and he shall bring out the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’ ”(A)
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Psalm 125:4
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4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
and to those who are upright in their hearts.(A)
Psalm 98:4
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4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises.(A)
Psalm 32:2
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2 Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.(A)
Psalm 7:10
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10 God is my shield,
who saves the upright in heart.(A)
Ezra 3:11-13
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11 and they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord,
“For he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.”
And all the people responded with a great shout when they praised the Lord because the foundation of the house of the Lord had been laid.(A) 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of families, old people who had seen the first house on its foundations, wept with a loud voice when they saw this house, though many shouted aloud for joy, 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 so loudly that the sound was heard far away.
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1 Samuel 2:1
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Hannah’s Prayer
2 Hannah prayed and said,
“My heart exults in the Lord;
my strength is exalted in my God.[a]
My mouth derides my enemies
because I rejoice in your victory.(A)
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- 2.1 Gk: Heb the Lord
Deuteronomy 12:12
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12 And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you together with your sons and your daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levites who reside in your towns (since they have no allotment or inheritance with you).(A)
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