Isa 61:10, 65:14, 66:5, Mat 5:10-12, Luk 6:22, Act 16:23-25, Rom 5:3 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

h[See ver. 3 above]

i Heb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14

j John 15:21

k Acts 5:41; Rom. 5:3; 2 Cor. 12:10; Col. 1:11, 24; Heb. 10:34; James 1:2; 1 Pet. 4:13

lSee ch. 21:35

mSee Matt. 10:22

n[John 9:22; 12:42; 16:2]

o Heb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14

p John 15:21

qSee Luke 21:12

r Job 13:27; 33:11; Jer. 20:2, 3; 29:26

s Job 35:10; Ps. 42:8; 77:6; 119:62

tSee Matt. 5:12

uSee Luke 21:19; James 1:3

Isaiah 61:10

10 ^aI will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
my soul shall exult in my God,
^bfor he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself ^clike a priest with a beautiful headdress,
^dand as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Isaiah 65:14

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

Isaiah 66:5

5 Hear the word of the Lord,
you who tremble at his word:
“Your brothers who hate you
and cast you out for my name’s sake
have said, ^f‘Let the Lord be glorified,
that we may see your joy’;
but it is they who shall be put to shame.

Matthew 5:10-12

10 ^g“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for ^htheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 ⁱ“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^jon my account. 12 ^kRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^lso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Luke 6:22

22 “Blessed are you when ^mpeople hate you and when they ⁿexclude you and revile you and ^ospurn your name as evil, ^pon account of the Son of Man!

Acts 16:23-25

23 And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. 24 Having received this order, he put them into the inner ^qprison and fastened their feet in ^rthe stocks.

The Philippian Jailer Converted

25 ^sAbout midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

Romans 5:3

3 Not only that, but we ^trejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering ^uproduces endurance,