"And ye shall rejoiceª° beforeª the LORDª your God,ª ye,¹ and your sons,ª and your daughters,ª and your menservants,ª and your maidservants,ª and the Leviteª that¹ [is] within your gates;ª forasmuchª as he hath no¹ partª nor inheritanceª with¹ you." {Deu 12:12} + "And thou shalt rejoiceª° in every¹ goodª [thing] which¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath givenª° unto thee, and unto thine house,ª thou,¹ and the Levite,ª and the strangerª that¹ [is] amongª you." {Deu 26:11} + "And Nehemiah,ª which¹ [is] the Tirshatha,ª and Ezraª the priestª the scribe,ª° and the Levitesª that taughtª°¹ the people,ª saidª° unto all¹ the people,ª This¹ dayª [is] holyª unto the LORDª your God;ª mournª° not,¹ nor¹ weep.ª° For¹ all¹ the peopleª wept,ª° when they heardª°¹ the wordsª of the law.ª ... And all¹ the peopleª went¹ their way²° to eat,ª° and to drink,ª° and to sendª° portions,ª and to makeª° greatª mirth,ª because¹ they had understoodª° the wordsª that¹ were declaredª° unto them." {Neh 8:9-12} + "Go¹ thy way,²° eatª° thy breadª with joy,ª and drinkª° thy wineª with a merryª heart;ª for¹ Godª nowª acceptethª°¹ thy works.ª" {Ecc 9:7} + "And in that¹ dayª thou shalt say,ª° O LORD,ª I will praiseª° thee: though¹ thou wast angryª° with me, thine angerª is turned away,ª° and thou comfortedstª° me. ... Cry outª° and shout,ª° thou inhabitantª° of Zion:ª for¹ greatª [is] the Holy Oneª of Israelª in the midstª of thee." {Isa 12:1-6} + "And in this¹ mountainª shall the LORDª of hostsª makeª° unto all¹ peopleª a feastª of fat things,ª a feastª of wines on the lees,ª of fat thingsª full of marrow,ª° of wines on the leesª well refined.ª° ... He will swallow upª° deathª in victory;ª and the Lordª GODª will wipe awayª° tearsª from off¹¹ all¹ faces;ª and the rebukeª of his peopleª shall he take awayª° from off¹¹ all¹ the earth:ª for¹ the LORDª hath spokenª° [it]." {Isa 25:6-8} + "Ye shall have¹ a song,ª as in the nightª [when] a holy²° solemnity² is kept;ª°¹ and gladnessª of heart,ª as when one goethª° with a pipeª to comeª° into the mountainª of the LORD,ª to¹ the mighty Oneª of Israel.ª" {Isa 30:29} + "And the ransomedª° of the LORDª shall return,ª° and comeª° to Zionª with songsª and everlastingª joy²¹ upon¹ their heads:ª they shall obtainª° joy²¹ and gladness,²¹ and sorrowª and sighingª shall flee away.ª°" {Isa 35:10} + "Rejoiceª° evermore.ª" {1Th 5:16} |