WORDS for your PSYCHE - Part I

Topic: Joy

“Be glad that we belong to him; let all who worship him rejoice!” (1 Chronicles 16:10 / TEV)

“Be glad, earth and sky! Tell the nations that the Lord is king.” (1 Chronicles 16:31 / TEV)

“Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10 / NIV ®)

“Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him.” (Psalm 34:8 / NLT)

“They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness.” (Psalm 89:16 / NIV ®)

“Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.” (Psalm 100:1-3 / NLT)

“Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!” (Psalm 118:15 / NLT)

“This is the day the Lord has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it.” (Psalm 118:24 / NET)

Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord. Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts.” (Psalm 119:1-2 / NLT)

“I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches. I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways. I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word.” (Psalm 119:14-16 / NLT)

“Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.” (Proverbs 3:13-14 / NLT)

“That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them, ’Don’t be afraid,’ he said. ’I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior – yes, the Messiah, the Lord - has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!’” (Luke 2:8-11 / NLT)

“I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.” (Luke 15:7 / TEV)

“...we had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.” (Luke 15:32 / TEV)

“Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love. If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.” (John 15:9-11 / NET)

“I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy. When a woman gives birth, she has distress because her time has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world.” (John 16:20-21 / NET)

“I tell you the solemn truth, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.” (John 16:23-24 / NET)

“Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.” (Romans 12:12 / NET)

“Love…. is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.” (1 Corinthians 13:4 and 6 / NET)

“Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ….” (Philippians 1:3-5 / NLT)

“Always be joyful in the Lord. I say it again - rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4 / NLT)

“Always rejoice, constantly pray, in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 / NET)