Zephaniah 3:14
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Israel's Joy and Restoration
14 (A)Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
Isaiah 12:6
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6 Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great (A)in your[a] midst is (B)the Holy One of Israel.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 12:6 The Hebrew for your in verse 6 is singular, referring to the inhabitant of Zion
Zechariah 2:10-11
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10 (A)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for (B)behold, I come (C)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. 11 (D)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. (E)And I will dwell in your midst, and (F)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
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Micah 4:8
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8 And you, O tower of the flock,
hill of the daughter of Zion,
to you shall it come,
the former dominion shall come,
kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 65:18-19
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18 But be glad and rejoice forever
in that which I create;
for behold, (A)I create Jerusalem to be a joy,
and her people to be a gladness.
19 (B)I will rejoice in Jerusalem
and be glad in my people;
(C)no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping
and the cry of distress.
Isaiah 54:1
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The Eternal Covenant of Peace
54 (A)“Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
break forth into singing and cry aloud,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of (B)the desolate one (C)will be more
than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord.
Psalm 95:1-2
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Let Us Sing Songs of Praise
95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us (A)make a joyful noise to (B)the rock of our salvation!
2 Let us (C)come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us (D)make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
Luke 2:10-14
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10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all (A)the people. 11 For (B)unto you is born this day in (C)the city of David (D)a Savior, who is (E)Christ (F)the Lord. 12 And (G)this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby (H)wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel (I)a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 (J)“Glory to God (K)in the highest,
(L)and on earth (M)peace (N)among those with whom he is pleased!”[a]
Footnotes
- Luke 2:14 Some manuscripts peace, good will among men
Zechariah 9:9-10
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The Coming King of Zion
9 (A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 (E)I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and (F)the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and (G)he shall speak peace to the nations;
(H)his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from (I)the River[a] to the ends of the earth.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates
Isaiah 65:13-14
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13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, (A)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 put to shame;
14 behold, (B)my servants shall sing for gladness of heart,
but you shall cry out for pain of heart
and shall wail for breaking of spirit.
Isaiah 51:11
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11 (A)And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain gladness and joy,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 42:10-12
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Sing to the Lord a New Song
10 (A)Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise from the end of the earth,
(B)you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
(C)the coastlands and their inhabitants.
11 Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice,
the villages that (D)Kedar inhabits;
let the habitants of (E)Sela sing for joy,
let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
and declare his praise in (F)the coastlands.
Isaiah 40:9
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The Greatness of God
9 Go on up to a high mountain,
O Zion, (A)herald of good news;[a]
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;[b]
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good news to Zion
- Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good news to Jerusalem
Isaiah 35:2
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2 it shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice with joy and singing.
(A)The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of (B)Carmel and (C)Sharon.
(D)They shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.
Isaiah 24:14-16
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14 They lift up their voices, they sing for joy;
over the majesty of the Lord they shout from the west.[a]
15 (A)Therefore in the east[b] give glory to the Lord;
in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
16 (B)From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,
of glory to (C)the Righteous One.
But I say, “I waste away,
I waste away. Woe is me!
For (D)the traitors have betrayed,
with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 24:14 Hebrew from the sea
- Isaiah 24:15 Hebrew in the realm of light, or with the fires
Psalm 126:2-3
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2 Then our (A)mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then they said among the nations,
(B)“The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things for us;
we are glad.
Psalm 100:1-2
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His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
A Psalm for (A)giving thanks.
100 (B)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 (C)Serve the Lord with gladness!
(D)Come into his presence with singing!
Psalm 81:1-3
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Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me
To the choirmaster: according to (A)The Gittith.[a] Of (B)Asaph.
81 (C)Sing aloud to God our strength;
(D)shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
2 Raise a song; sound (E)the tambourine,
(F)the sweet lyre with (G)the harp.
3 Blow the trumpet at (H)the new moon,
at the full moon, on our feast day.
Footnotes
- Psalm 81:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Revelation 19:1-6
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Rejoicing in Heaven
19 After this I heard (A)what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
(B)Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2 for (C)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged (D)the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and (E)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
3 Once more they cried out,
“Hallelujah!
(F)The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”
4 And (G)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” 5 And from the throne came a voice saying,
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
6 Then I heard what seemed to be (J)the voice of a great multitude, like (K)the roar of many waters and (L)like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty (M)reigns.
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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Zechariah 9:15-17
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15 The Lord of hosts (A)will protect them,
and (B)they shall devour, (C)and tread down the sling stones,
and (D)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched (E)like the corners of the altar.
16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as (F)the flock of his people;
for (G)like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.
17 (H)For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
(I)Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.
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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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.
Jeremiah 30:19
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19 (A)Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
(B)I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
Psalm 47:5-7
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5 God (A)has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 For God is (B)the King of all the earth;
sing praises (C)with a psalm![a]
Footnotes
- Psalm 47:7 Hebrew maskil
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