Bible on Joy

And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.

Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.

Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.

But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.

The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. Zephaniah

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.