JOY Psalm 97:11-12

Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.

Light shines 

Job 22:28  "What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways."

on the righteous 

Psalm 11:5  The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.

and joy on the upright in heart 

Psalm 7:10  My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.

Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous 

Job 22:19-20  "The righteous see their (the wicked's) ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying, 'Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire devours their wealth.' "

Psalm 104:34  May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.

Isaiah 41:16  "You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel."

Philippians 4:4  Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

and praise his holy name 

Exodus 3:15  God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob--has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation."

Psalm 99:3  Let them praise your great and awesome name--he is holy.

(parentheses are mine)

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JOY Psalm 96:11-13

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Let the heavens rejoice 

Revelation 12:12  "Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short."

let the earth be glad 

Psalm 97:1  The LORD reigns; let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.

Isaiah 49:13  Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

let all the trees of the forest 

Isaiah 44:23  Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees.

Isaiah 55:12  You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Ezekiel 17:24  " 'All the trees of the forest will know that I the LORD bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.' "

sing for joy 

Psalm 65:13  The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.

Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth 

Revelation 19:11  I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.

He will judge the world in righteousness 

Psalm 7:11  God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.

Acts 17:31  "For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead."

and the peoples in his faithfulness 

Psalm 86:11  Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

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JOY Psalm 95:1

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

Come 

Psalm 34:11-14  Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

let us sing for joy to the LORD 

Psalm 5:11  But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

let us shout aloud 

Psalm 81:1  Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!

Isaiah 44:23  "Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud you earth beneath. Burst into song you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel."

Zephaniah 3:14  Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!

to the Rock of our salvation 

2 Samuel 22:47  "The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!"

Psalm 18:2  The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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JOY Psalm 94:16-19

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers? Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death. When I said, "My foot is slipping," your unfailing love, LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? 

Numbers 10:35  Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, "Rise up, LORD! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you."

Psalm 17:13  Rise up, LORD, confront them, bring them down; with your sword rescue me from the wicked.

Isaiah 14:22  "I will rise up against them," declares the LORD Almighty. "I will wipe out Babylon's name and survivors, her offspring and descendants," declares the LORD.

Who will take a stand for me against evildoers? 

Psalm 59:2  Deliver me from evildoers and save me from those who are after my blood.

Unless the LORD had given me help 

Psalm 124:2-3  ... if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; ...

I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death 

Psalm 31:17  Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead.

When I said, "My foot is slipping," 

Deuteronomy 32:35  "It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them."

Job 12:5  "Those who are at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping."

When anxiety was great within me 

Ecclesiastes 11:10  So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.

your consolation brought me joy 

Job 6:10  "Then I would have this consolation--my joy in unrelenting pain--that I had not denied the words of the Holy One."

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JOY Psalm 92:4-5

For you make me glad by your deeds, LORD; I sing for joy at what your hands have done. How great are your works, LORD, how profound your thoughts!

I sing for joy 

Psalm 5:11  But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

Psalm 27:6  Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

at what your hands have done 

Psalm 8:6  You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: ...

Psalm 111:7  The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.

Psalm 143:5  I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.

How great are your works, LORD 

Job 36:24  "Remember to extol his work which people have praised in song."

Revelation 15:3  ... and sang the song of God's servant Moses and of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations."

how profound your thoughts! 

Psalm 40:5  Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.

Psalm 139:17  How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!

Isaiah 28:29  All this also comes from the LORD Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.

Isaiah 31:2  Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster; he does not take back his words. He will rise up against that wicked nation, against those who help evildoers.

Romans 11:33  Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, his paths beyond chasing out!

NOTES:

Read Psalm 8, Romans 11:33-36

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JOY Psalm 90:14

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Satisfy us in the morning 

Psalm 103:2-5  Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Psalm 107:8-9  Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Psalm 145:16  You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

Psalm 145:19  He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

with your unfailing love 

Psalm 77:8  Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?

Psalm 143:8  Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.

that we may sing for joy 

Psalm 5:11  But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy.

and be glad all our days 

Psalm 31:7  I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

NOTES:

The final answer to this prayer comes with the resurrection

Romans 5:1-5; 8:18-21; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

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JOY Psalm 89:11-13

The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it. You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name. Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.

The heavens are yours 

Deuteronomy 10:14  To the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.

Psalm 115:16  The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.

and yours also the earth 

1 Chronicles 29:11  "Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all."

Psalm 24:1  The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world and all who live in it; ...

you founded the world and all that is in it 

Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Tabor 

Joshua 19:22  The boundary touched Tabor, Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen towns and their villages.

and Hermon 

Deuteronomy 3:8  So at that time we took from these two kings of the Amorites the territory east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge as far as Mount Hermon.

Deuteronomy 4:48-49  This land extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Sirion (that is, Hermon), and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah.

sing for joy at your name 

Psalm 98:8  Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; ...

Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted 

Joshua 4:24  "He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might always fear the LORD your God."

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JOY Psalm 86:1-4

Hear me, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. Bring  joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you.

Hear me, LORD, and answer me 

Psalm 17:6  I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.

save your servant who trusts in you 

Psalm 25:2  I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.

Psalm 31:14  But I trust in you, LORD; I say, "You are my God."

have mercy on me, Lord 

Psalm 4:1  Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

Psalm 9:13  LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, ...

Psalm 57:1  Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.

for I call to you all day long 

Psalm 88:9  I call to you, LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you.

for I put my trust in you 

Psalm 46:5  God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.

Psalm 143:8  Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.

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JOY Psalm 81:1

Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!

Psalm 66:1-7  Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name." Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind! He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot--come let us rejoice in him. He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations--let not the rebellious rise up against him.

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JOY Psalm 71:23-24

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you--I whom you have delivered. My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.

My lips will shout for joy 

Psalm 20:5  May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.

I whom you have delivered 

Exodus 15:13  "In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling."

My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long 

Psalm 35:28  My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.

Psalm 88:12  Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

Judges 5:10-11  "You who ride on white donkeys, sitting on your saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road, consider the voice of the singers at the watering places. They recite the victories of the LORD, the victories of his villagers in Israel.

1 Samuel 12:7  "Now then, stand here, because I am going to confront you with evidence before the LORD as to all the righteous acts performed by the LORD for you and your ancestors."

Daniel 9:16  "Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us."

Micah 6:5  "My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the LORD."

Revelation 15:4  "Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."

for those who wanted to harm me 

Psalm 71:13  May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.

have been put to shame and confusion 

Esther 9:2  The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them.

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JOY Psalm 67:4

May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.

May the nations be glad and sing for joy 

Psalm 100:1-2  Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

for you rule the peoples with equity 

Psalm 9:4  For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.

Psalm 96:10-13  Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns." The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity. Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound , and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

and guide the nations of the earth 

Psalm 68:32-33  Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, to him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice.

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JOY Psalm 66:1

 Shout for joy to God, all the earth!

Psalm 81:1  Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!

Psalm 84:8  Hear my prayer, LORD God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.

Psalm 95:1  Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

Psalm 98:4  Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; ...

Psalm 100:1  Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

Psalm 96:1  Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.

Psalm 99:1  The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake.

Psalm 97:1  The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.

Psalm 117:1-2  Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.

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JOY Psalm 65:13 Part 2 of 2

The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.

they shout for joy and sing 

Psalm 103:22  Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.

Psalm 145:10  All your works praise you, LORD; your faithful people extol you.

Psalm 148:3-4  Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies.

Psalm 148:7-12  Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds, kings of the earth and all nations, you princes and all rulers on earth, young men and women, old men and children.

Job 38:4-7  "Where were you when I laid the foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone--while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?"

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JOY Psalm 65:13 Part 1 of 2

The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.

The meadows are covered with flocks 

Psalm 144:13  Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields; ... 

Isaiah 30:23  He will also send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. In that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows.

Zechariah 8:12  "The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people."

and the valleys are mantled with grain 

Psalm 72:16  May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.

they shout for joy and sing 

Psalm 98:8-9  Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the earth in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Isaiah 44:23  Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.

Isaiah 49:13  Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

Isaiah 55:12  You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Psalm 89:12  You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.

Psalm 96:11-13  Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

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JOY Psalm 65:8 Part 2 of 2

The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.

Psalm 46:10  He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

Psalm 65:13  The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.

Deuteronomy 4:34  Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

Psalm 78:42-43  They did not remember his power--the day he redeemed them from the oppressor, the day he displayed his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.

Psalm 105:26-27  He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.

Psalm 135:9  He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

John 2:11  What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

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JOY Psalm 65:8 Part 1 of 2

The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.

Psalm 100:2  Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

Psalm 107:22  Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.

Psalm 126:2-3  Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.

Isaiah 24:14-16a  They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the LORD's majesty. Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; exalt the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea. From the ends of the earth we hear singing: "Glory to the Righteous One."

Isaiah 52:9  Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.

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JOY Psalm 51:10-12 Part 3 of 3

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.  

Restore to me the joy of your salvation 

Job 33:26  "... then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God's face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well -being."

Psalm 13:5  But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Psalm 27:1  The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 35:9  Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.

Psalm 119:174  I long for your salvation, LORD, and your law gives me delight.

Isaiah 25:19  In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."

and grant me a willing spirit 

Palm 110:3  Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you like dew from the morning's womb.

Romans 12:1-2  Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God--this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.

2 Corinthians 8:5  And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.

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JOY Psalm 51:10-12 Part 2 of 3

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.  

Do not cast me 

Psalm 27:9  Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior.

Psalm 71:9  Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

Psalm 138:8  The LORD will vindicate me; your love, LORD, endures forever--do not abandon the works of your hands.

from your presence 

Genesis 4:13-14  Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear. Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

Exodus 33:15  Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here."

or take your Holy Spirit from me 

Psalm 106:32-33  By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them; for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses' lips.

Isaiah 63:10  Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them.

Ephesians 4:30  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

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JOY Psalm 51:10-12 Part 1 of 3

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

Create in me a pure heart, O God 

Psalm 24:3-4  Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.

Psalm 78:36-37  But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues; their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.

Matthew 5:8  "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."

Acts 15:9  "He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith."

and renew a steadfast spirit within me 

Ezekiel 18:31-32  "Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel? For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!"

Ezekiel 36:25-27  " 'I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.' "

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JOY Psalm 51:8

Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

Let me hear joy and gladness 

Isaiah 35:10  ... and those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Jeremiah 33:10-11  "This is what the LORD says: 'You say about this place, "It is a desolate waste, without people or animals." Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD."

Joel 1:16  Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes--joy and gladness from the house of our God?

Psalm 32:7  You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

Psalm 35:27  May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant."

let the bones you have crushed rejoice 

Exodus 12:46  "It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of its bones."

Psalm 6:2  Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.

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JOY Psalm 48:2

Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon (most sacred mountain of the Canaanites) is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

beautiful in its loftiness 

Psalm 50:2  From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

Lamentations 2:15  "All who pass your way clap their hands at you; they scoff and shake their heads at Daughter Jerusalem: "Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?"

Isaiah 2:2  In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

Ezekiel 16:14  " 'And your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign LORD.' "

like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion 

Psalm 2:6  "I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

the city of the Great King 

Matthew 5:34-35  "But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King."

(parentheses are mine)

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JOY Psalm 47:5

God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.

God has ascended 

Psalm 68:18  When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious--that you, LORD God might dwell there.

Ephesians 4:7-8  But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people."

amid shouts of joy 

Job 8:21  "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy."

Psalm 106:4-5  Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them, that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.

the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets 

Numbers 10:1-2  The LORD said to Moses: "Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out."

2 Samuel 6:14-15  Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

Psalm 98:6  ... with trumpets and the blast from the ram's horn--shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

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JOY Psalm 47:1-2 Part 3 of 3

Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.  

the great King over all the earth 

Psalm 2:4-6  The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, "I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

Psalm 48:2  Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

Psalm 95:3  For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.

Matthew 5:34-35  "But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King."

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JOY Psalm 47:1-2 Part 2 of 3

Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.  

is awesome 

Deuteronomy 7:21  Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.

Psalm 68:35  You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!

Psalm 89:7  In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.

Psalm 99:1-3  The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake. Great is the LORD in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations. Let them praise your great and awesome name--he is holy.

Psalm 111:9  He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever--holy and awesome is his name.

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JOY Psalm 47:1-2 Part 1 of 3

Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.

Clap your hands, all you nations 

2 Kings 11:12  Jehoida brought out the king's son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and shouted, "Long live the king!"

Psalm 98:8  Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; ...

Isaiah 55:12  You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

shout to God with cries of joy 

Psalm 33:3  Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.

For the LORD Most High 

Genesis 14:18  Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, ...

Psalm 7:17  I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.

Daniel 7:27  " 'Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom and all rulers will worship and obey him.' "

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JOY Psalm 45:13-15

All glorious is the princess within her chamber; her gown is interwoven with gold. In embroidered garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions follow her--those brought to be with her. Led in with joy and gladness, they enter the palace of the king.

All glorious is the princess within her chamber 

Isaiah 61:10  I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

her gown is interwoven with gold 

Exodus 39:3  They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen--the work of skilled hands.

In embroidered garments 

Judges 5:30  " 'Are they not finding and dividing the spoils; a woman or two for each man, colorful garments as plunder for Sisera, colorful garments embroidered, highly embroidered garments for my neck--all this as plunder?' "

she is led to the king 

Esther 2:15  When the turn came for Esther (the young woman Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail) to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king's eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.

her virgin companions follow her 

Song of Songs 1:3  Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!

Led in with joy and gladness 

Esther 8:17  In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities become Jews because fear of the Jews had seized them.

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JOY Psalm 45:7

You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.

You love righteousness 

Psalm 33:5  The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.

and hate wickedness 

Psalm 11:5  The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.

therefore, God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you 

Psalm 2:2-3  The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, "Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles."

Isaiah 45:1  "This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: ... "

Isaiah 61:1-3  The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion--to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

Zechariah 4:14  So he said, "These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth."

with the oil of joy 

Psalm 23:5  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Hebrews 1:8-9  But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy."

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JOY Psalm 43:4

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.

Then I will go 

Psalm 42:2  My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

to the altar of God 

Psalm 26:6-7  I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, LORD, proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds.

Psalm 84:3  Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young--a place near your altar, LORD Almighty, my King and my God.

to God, my joy 

Psalm 21:6  Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.

and my delight 

Psalm 16:3  I say of the holy people who are in the land, "They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight."

I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God 

Genesis 4:21  His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.

Job 21:12  "They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre; they make merry to the sound of the pipe."

Psalm 150:1-6  Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with the sounding trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.

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JOY Psalm 42:4

These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.

These things I remember as I pour out my soul 

1 Samuel 1:15  "Not so, my lord," Hannah replied, "I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the LORD."

how I used to go to the house of God 

Psalm 55:13-14  But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God as we walked about among the worshipers.

Psalm 122:1  I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

Isaiah 2:2-3  In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 30:29  And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people playing pipes go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.

with shouts of joy 

Ezra 3:13  No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.

and praise 

Psalm 95:2  Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.

Psalm 100:4  Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

Psalm 147:7  Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.

Jonah 2:9  "But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, 'Salvation comes from the LORD.' "

among the festive throng 

Psalm 35:18  I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you.

Psalm 109:30  With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng of worshipers I will praise him.

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JOY Psalm 35:27

May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant."

May those who delight in my vindication 

Psalm 9:4  For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.

shout for joy and gladness 

Psalm 20:5  May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God.

Psalm 33:3  Sing to him a new song; play skillfully and shout for joy.

may they always say, "The LORD be exalted who delights" 

Psalm 147:11  ... the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Psalm 149:4  For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

"in the well-being of his servant." 

Job 17:3  "Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?"

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JOY Psalm 33:3

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.

Sing to him a new song 

Psalm 40:3  He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.

Isaiah 42:10  Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.

Revelation 5:9-10  And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."

Psalm 96:1  Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.

Psalm 98:1  Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

Psalm 144:9-10  I will sing a new song for you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you, to the One who gives victories to kings, who delivers his servant David.

Psalm 149:1  Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.

Revelation 14:3  And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

play skillfully, and shout for joy 

Job 3:7  "May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it."

Psalm 35:27  May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted who delights in the well-being of his servant."

Psalm 47:1  Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.

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