JOY

–Attributed to God De 28:63; 30:9; Jer 32:41

–In heaven Lu 15:10-32

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO De 12:18; 1Sa 2:1; 1Ch 16:27; 2Ch 7:10; Ezr 6:22; Ne 8:10,12; 12:43; Job 8:21; 22:21,26; 33:26; Ps 2:11; 4:7; 5:11; 9:2,14; 13:5; 14:7; 16:5,6,8,9,11; 17:15; 19:8; 20:5; 21:1,6; 28:7; 30:5,11,12; 32:1,2,11; 33:21; 35:9; 36:8; 40:16; 42:4; 43:4; 45:15; 46:4; 51:8,12; 53:6; 63:5-7,11; 64:10; 68:3; 69:32; 70:4; 71:23; 85:6; 89:15,16; 97:11,12; 100:1,2; 104:34; 105:3,43; 119:1,2,14,16,55,111,162,165; 126:5,6; 132:16; 138:5; 149:2,5; Pr 10:28; 13:9; 19:23; 28:12; 29:6; Ec 2:26; Isa 9:3; 12:1-6; 25:9; 29:19; 30:29; 35:1,2,10; 41:16; 44:23; 49:13; 51:11; 52:9; 55:12; 56:7; 61:3,7,10; 65:14,19; 66:10-12,14; Jer 15:16; 31:12-14,25,26; 33:6,11; Joe 2:23; Na 1:15; Hab 3:18; Zep 3:14; Hag 2:9; Zec 2:10; 9:9; 10:7; Mt 18:13; 25:21; Lu 1:47; 2:10; 6:22,23; 10:20; 15:6-8,10,22-32; 24:52; Joh 16:20,22,24,33; 17:13; Ac 2:28; 8:8,39; 13:52; 16:25,34; Ro 5:2,11; 12:12; 14:17; 15:13; 2Co 1:12,24; 6:10; 7:4; 8:2; 12:10; Ga 5:22; Eph 5:18,19; Php 3:3; 4:4; Col 1:11; 1Th 1:6; 5:16; Heb 10:34; Jas 1:2; 5:13; 1Pe 1:8; 4:13; 1Jo 1:4; Jude 1:24

–INSTANCES OF

.Of Moses and the Israelites, when Pharaoh and his army were destroyed Ex 15:1-22

.Of Deborah and the Israelites, when Sisera was overthrown Jud 5

.Of Jephthah’s daughter, when he returned from his victory over the Ammonites Jud 11:34

.Of Hannah, when Samuel was born 1Sa 2:1-11

.Of Naomi, when Boaz showed kindness to Ruth Ru 2:20; 4:14

.Of the Israelites

.When Saul was presented as their king 1Sa 10:24

.When David killed Goliath 1Sa 18:6,7

.When they came to David to Hebron to make him king 1Ch 12:40

.When they took the ark of the covenant from Kirjath-jearim 1Ch 13:8

.When they brought the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem 1Ch 15:16,25,28

.When they made gifts to the house of God 1Ch 29:9

.When they observed the dedication of the temple, and the feast of tabernacles under Ezra Ezr 6:16,22

.Of the Jews, after hearing, anew, the word of God Ne 8:9-18

.When they turned away from idolatry 2Ch 15:14,15; 23:18,21; 29:30,36; 30:21,23,26

.When the wall of Jerusalem was dedicated Ne 12:43

.When the foundation of the second temple was laid Ezr 3:11-13

.Of David, over the offerings of the princes and people for the house of God 1Ch 29:10-19

.Jews, over the hanging of Haman Es 8:15,16; with 7:10

.Of Elisabeth, when Mary visited her Lu 1:5-44

.Of Mary, when she visited Elisabeth Lu 1:46-56

.Of Zecharias, when John the Baptist was born Lu 1:67-79

.Of angels, when Jesus was born Lu 2:13,14

.Of the shepherds, when they saw the infant Jesus Lu 2:20

.Of the Magi Mt 2:10

.Of Simeon, when Jesus was presented in the temple Lu 2:28-32

.Of the disciples, because the demons were subject to them Lu 10:17

.Of the father, when his prodigal son returned Lu 15:20-32

.Of angels, when sinners repent Lu 15:7,10

.Of the disciples, when Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem Mt 21:8,9; Mr 11:8-10

.Of the women who returned from the Lord’s sepulcher Mt 28:8

.The disciple, after the resurrection of Jesus Lu 24:41

.Of the disciples in the temple after the ascension of Jesus Lu 24:53

.Of the disciples in the temple because they had received the gift of the Holy Spirit Ac 2:46,47

.Of the immobile man who was healed by Peter Ac 3:8

.Of Paul, when he went up to Jerusalem Ac 20:22-24

.Of Paul and Silas, in the jail at Philippi Ac 16:25

.Of Rhoda, when she heard Peter at the gate Ac 12:14

.Of the disciples at Jerusalem, when Peter told them about the conversion of Cornelius and other Gentiles Ac 11:18

.Of Barnabas, when he saw the success of the gospel at Antioch (in Syria) Ac 11:22,23

.Of Paul and the Corinthians, because the excommunicated member repented 2Co 1:24; 2:3

.Of Paul and Titus, because of the hospitality of the Corinthians 2Co 7:13; with 8:6; Ro 15:32; 1Co 16:18

.Of the Macedonian Christians, when they made a contribution for the Christians at Jerusalem 2Co 8:2

.Of Paul, when he prayed for the Philippian Christians Php 1:4

.Of Thessalonians, when they believed Paul’s gospel 1Th 1:6

.Of Paul, rejoicing over his converts 1Th 2:19,20; 3:9; Phm 1:7

.Of early Christians, when they believed in Jesus 1Pe 1:8,9

–OF THE WICKED Job 20:5; Pr 14:13; 15:21; Ec 2:10; 7:6; 11:8,9; Isa 16:10; Jas 4:9

.See HAPPINESS

.See PRAISE

.See THANKSGIVING