Ezr 3:11-12, Psa 47:1, Isa 65:14, Zep 3:14, Zec 9:9 | ESV | STEP | And they sang responsively , praising and giving thanks to the Lord , For he is good , for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel . And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord , because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

Ezra 3:11-12

11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord,

^a“For he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.”
And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ houses, ^bold men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy,

Psalms 47:1

God Is King over All the Earth

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^cthe Sons of Korah.

1 ^dClap your hands, all peoples!
^eShout to God with loud songs of joy!

Isaiah 65:14

14 behold, ^fmy servants shall sing for gladness of heart,
but you shall cry out for pain of heart
and shall wail for breaking of spirit.

Zephaniah 3:14

Israel’s Joy and Restoration

14 ^gSing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!

Zechariah 9:9

The Coming King of Zion

9 ^hRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
ⁱBehold, ^jyour king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
^khumble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.