Deuteronomy 12:12

12And ayou shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male servants and your female servants, and the Levite that is within your towns, since bhe has no portion or inheritance with you.

Deuteronomy 26:11

11And cyou shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you.

Nehemiah 8:9-12

This Day Is Holy

9And Nehemiah, who was dthe governor, and Ezra ethe priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, f“This day is holy to the Lord your God; gdo not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. 10Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and hsend portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” 11So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.” 12And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because ithey had understood the words that were declared to them.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Enjoy Life with the One You Love

7Go, jeat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.

Isaiah 12

The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

1 You
The Hebrew for  you is singular in verse 1
will say lin that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
myour anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for nthe Lord God
Hebrew  for Yah, the Lord
is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
3 pWith joy you
The Hebrew for  you is plural in verses 3, 4
will draw water from the wells of salvation.
4 rAnd you will say in that day:

s“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
tmake known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim uthat his name is exalted.
5 v“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be made known
Or this is made known
in all the earth.
6Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great xin your
The Hebrew for  your in verse 6 is singular, referring to the  inhabitant of Zion
midst is zthe Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 25:6-8

6 aaOn this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine,
abof rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
7And he will swallow up acon this mountain
the covering that is cast over all peoples,
adthe veil that is spread over all nations.
8 aeHe will swallow up death forever;
and afthe Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
and agthe reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
ahfor the Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 30:29

29You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, aias when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to ajthe mountain of the Lord, to akthe Rock of Israel.

Isaiah 35:10

10 alAnd the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
ameverlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain gladness and joy,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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