Glimpses of God
Gladness
Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the
nations, The LORD reigneth.
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all
their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness,
both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with
harps.
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. And in every province,
and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the
Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day.
Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and
their wine increased. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to
thy name, O thou most High. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing:
thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; I will be glad and
rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my
soul in adversities; Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout
for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be
glad. Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea,
let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the
prosperity of his servant. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in
thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. All thy garments smell
of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have
made thee glad.
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the
king's palace.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy
place of the tabernacles of the most High. Let mount Zion rejoice, let the
daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people
righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them
exceedingly rejoice. The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart
shall live that seek God.
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love
thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. For thou, LORD, hast made
me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. Let the
heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness
thereof.
The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad
thereof. Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because
of thy judgments, O LORD.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Serve
the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing, and wine that
maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which
strengtheneth man's heart.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy
word.
A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into
the house of the Lord. The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are
glad.
Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown
wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of
the gladness of his heart. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our
God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have
waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and
gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of
the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert
shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. And the ransomed of the LORD shall
return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they
shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he
will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD;
joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto
Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness
and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I
create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem,
and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye
that mourn for her. For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and
shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD,
save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and
the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of
hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that
shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD.
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath
given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the
rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it
might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was
exceeding glad of the gourd. Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad
and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the
fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the
house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth
and peace.
And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as
through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall
rejoice in the LORD. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have
heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; For Herod feared John,
knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard
him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. And thou shalt have joy and
gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. And the angel answering said unto
him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto
thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village,
preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve
were with him, And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people
gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him
of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have
seen some miracle done by him.
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. And I
am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe;
nevertheless let us go unto him.
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were
the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Therefore did my heart rejoice, and
my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope.
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there
were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they, continuing daily with
one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their
meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with
all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto
the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath
raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my
Son, this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from
the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give
you the sure mercies of David.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God,
hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb
is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
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