Every person needs joy and happiness. God created us to need joy. Without joy, life is dark. Here are 57 of the most POWERFUL Bible verses about joy and happiness.
1. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Psalm 16:11)
2. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. (John 15:11)
3. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. (Philippians 4:4)
4. The joy of the Lord is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10)
5. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, (James 1:2)
6. A happy heart makes the face good, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 15:13)
7. A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. (Proverbs 15:30)
8. A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22)
9. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. (Isaiah 61:10)
10. The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. (Isaiah 51:11)
11. You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever! (Psalm 30:11-12)
12. Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. (Isaiah 12:5)
13. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! (Psalm 100:1-2)
14. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! (Psalm 95:1-2)
15. You have given me more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. (Psalm 4:7)
16. Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, (1 Peter 1:8)
17. In the presence of the angels I will sing your praises; on the strings of a harp I will praise you. (Psalm 138:1)
18. Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? Whoever walks in darkness and has no light, let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. (Isaiah 50:10)
19. But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)
20. 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 27:1)
21. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. (Isaiah 43:2)
22. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)
23. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)
24. And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
25. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
26. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. (Psalm 23:1-2)
27. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. (Psalm 30:5)
28. I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. (Psalm 146:1-2)
29. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. (Psalm 34:10)
30. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. (Psalm 37:4-5)
31. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. (Psalm 130:5-6)
32. Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. (Psalm 33:1)
33. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants. (Isaiah 42:10)
34. Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy at the presence of the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness. (Psalm 96:11-13)
36. O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! (Psalm 96:1)
37. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)
38. The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. (Psalm 28:7)
39. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. (2 Samuel 22:2-3)
40. I will love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. (Psalm 18:1-2)
41. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. (Psalm 111:1)
42. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways! (Psalm 128:1)
43. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence. (Acts 2:28)
44. I will give you a new heart and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. (Ezekiel 36:26)
45. I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. (Philippians 4:10)
46. And not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. (Romans 5:3-5)
47. Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (Romans 5:1-2)
48. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. (Romans 5:6)
49. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15)
50. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
51. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. (1 Peter 4:14)
52. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:6-7)
53. But may the God of all grace, who called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, make you complete, establish, strengthen, and settle you. (1 Peter 5:10)
54. I rejoiced greatly that I found some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. (2 John 4)
55. Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. (1 John 3:2-3)
56. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
57. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. (Romans 8:18)
