- the joy:
- "The LORDª [is] my strengthª and my shield;ª my heartª trustedª° in him, and I am helped:ª° therefore my heartª greatly rejoiceth;ª° and with my songª¹ will I praiseª° him. ... The LORDª [is] their strength,ª and he¹ [is] the savingª strengthª of his anointed.ª" {Psa 28:7-8} + "Let Israelª rejoiceª° in him that madeª° him: let the childrenª of Zionª be joyfulª° in their King.ª" {Psa 149:2} + "A merryª heartª doeth goodª° [like] a medicine:ª but a brokenª spiritª driethª° the bones.ª" {Prv 17:22} + "And he laidª° [it] upon¹ my mouth,ª and said,ª° Lo,¹ this¹ hath touchedª°¹ thy lips;ª and thine iniquityª is taken away,ª° and thy sinª purged.ª° ... Also I heardª°¹ the voiceª of the Lord,ª saying,ª°¹ Whom¹ shall I send,ª° and who¹ will go²°¹ for us? Then saidª° I, Here [am] I;¹ sendª° me." {Isa 6:7-8} + "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. ... Therefore with joyª shall ye drawª° waterª out of the wellsª¹ of salvation.ª" {Isa 12:1-3} + "The wildernessª and the solitary placeª shall be gladª° for them; and the desertª shall rejoice,ª° and blossomª° as the rose.ª ... Sayª° to them [that are] of a fearfulª° heart,ª Be strong,ª° fearª° not:¹ behold,¹ your Godª will comeª° [with] vengeance,ª [even] Godª [with] a recompence;ª he¹ will comeª° and saveª° you." {Isa 35:1-4} + "I will greatly²° rejoiceª° in the LORD,ª my soulª shall be joyfulª° in my God;ª for¹ he hath clothedª° me with the garmentsª of salvation,ª he hath coveredª° me with the robeª of righteousness,ª as a bridegroomª deckethª° [himself] with ornaments,ª and as a brideª adornethª° [herself] with her jewels.ª" {Isa 61:10} + "Be gladª° then, ye childrenª of Zion,ª and rejoiceª° in the LORDª your God:ª for¹ he hath givenª° you¹ the former rainª moderately,ª and he will cause to come downª° for you the rain,ª the former rain,ª and the latter rainª in the firstª [month]." {Jol 2:23} + "How thatª inª a greatª trialª of afflictionª the¹ abundanceª of theirª joyª andª theirª deepª povertyª² aboundedª° untoª the¹ richesª of theirª liberality.ª" {2Co 8:2} + "Forª this thingª I besoughtª° the¹ Lordª thrice,ª thatª it might departª° fromª me.ª ... Andª he saidª° unto me,ª Myª graceª is sufficientª° for thee:ª forª myª strengthª is made perfectª° inª weakness.² Most gladly²¹ thereforeª will I²° ratherª gloryª° inª myª infirmities,ª thatª the¹ powerª of Christª may restª° uponª me.ª" {2Co 12:8-9} + "Thoughª Iª might²° alsoª haveª° confidenceª inª the flesh.ª If anyª other manª thinkethª° that he hath whereof he might trustª° inª the flesh,ª Iª more:ª" {Php 3:4}
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