For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work;
I will triumph in the works of Your hands.

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(A)You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
(B)You have put all things under his feet,

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14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us [a]diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 2:14 manifests

13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:

“Behold, My servants shall eat,
But you shall be hungry;
Behold, My servants shall drink,
But you shall be thirsty;
Behold, My servants shall rejoice,
But you shall be ashamed;
14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart,
But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,
And (A)wail for [a]grief of spirit.

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  1. Isaiah 65:14 Or a broken spirit

The Lord has done great things for us,
And we are glad.

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22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and (A)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

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Joy in God’s Faithfulness

14 (A)Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
(B)The King of Israel, the Lord, (C)is in your midst;
You shall [a]see disaster no more.

16 In that day (D)it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, (E)let not your hands be weak.

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  1. Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear

20 (A)“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you [a]holy apostles and prophets, for (B)God has avenged you on her!”

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  1. Revelation 18:20 NU, M saints and apostles

(A)I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I [a]muse on the work of Your hands.

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  1. Psalm 143:5 ponder

11 For (A)the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And ransomed him (B)from the hand of one stronger than he.
12 Therefore they shall come and sing in (C)the height of Zion,
Streaming to (D)the goodness of the Lord
For wheat and new wine and oil,
For the young of the flock and the herd;
Their souls shall be like a (E)well-watered garden,
(F)And they shall sorrow no more at all.

13 “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and the old, together;
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.

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For thus says the Lord:

(A)“Sing with gladness for Jacob,
And shout among the chief of the nations;
Proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save Your people,
The remnant of Israel!’

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10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem,
And be glad with her, all you who love her;
Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;
11 That you may feed and be satisfied
With the consolation of her bosom,
That you may drink deeply and be delighted
With the abundance of her glory.”

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(A)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And (B)the day of vengeance of our God;
(C)To comfort all who mourn,
To [a]console those who mourn in Zion,
(D)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(E)The planting of the Lord, (F)that He may be glorified.”

And they shall (G)rebuild the old ruins,
They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.
(H)Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the foreigner
Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
(I)But you shall be named the priests of the Lord,
They shall call you the servants of our God.
(J)You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
And in their glory you shall boast.
(K)Instead of your shame you shall have double honor,
And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.
Therefore in their land they shall possess double;
Everlasting joy shall be theirs.

“For (L)I, the Lord, love justice;
(M)I hate robbery [b]for burnt offering;
I will direct their work in truth,
(N)And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles,
And their offspring among the people.
All who see them shall acknowledge them,
(O)That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”

10 (P)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (Q)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(R)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord God will cause (S)righteousness and (T)praise to spring forth before all the nations.

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  1. Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint
  2. Isaiah 61:8 Or in

31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord (A)rejoice in His works.

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16 Let (A)Your work appear to Your servants,
And Your glory to their children.

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Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts,
And I will declare Your greatness.
They shall [a]utter the memory of Your great goodness,
And shall sing of Your righteousness.

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  1. Psalm 145:7 eagerly utter, lit. bubble forth

47 (A)Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.

48 (B)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
And let all the people say, “Amen!”

[a]Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 106:48 Heb. Hallelujah

10 (A)The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him.
And all the upright in heart shall glory.

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34 May my (A)meditation be sweet to Him;
I will be glad in the Lord.

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