Psa 96:11-12, Isa 66:10-13, Zep 3:14-15, Gal 4:27 | ESV | STEP | Let the heavens be glad , and let the earth rejoice ; let the sea roar , and all that fills it;

Psalms 96:11-12

11 Let ^athe heavens be glad, and let ^bthe earth rejoice;
let ^cthe sea roar, and all that fills it;
12 let ^dthe field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all ^ethe trees of the forest sing for joy

Isaiah 66:10-13

10 ^f“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
all you who mourn over her;
11 that you may nurse and be satisfied
from her consoling breast;
that you may drink deeply with delight
from her glorious abundance.” ^{▼▼Or breast}
12 For thus says the Lord:
^h“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and ⁱyou shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
and bounced upon her knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts,
so ^jI will comfort you;
you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

Zephaniah 3:14-15

Israel’s Joy and Restoration

14 ^kSing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
he has cleared away your enemies.
^lThe King of Israel, ^mthe Lord, is in your midst;
you shall never again fear evil.

Galatians 4:27

27 For it is written,

ⁿ“Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear;
break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than those of the one who has a husband.”