Neh 12:27, 43, Psa 30:11, 149:3, Jer 31:4, Zec 8:4-5, 19 | ESV | STEP | And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places , to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness , with thanksgivings and with singing , with cymbals , harps , and lyres .

Nehemiah 12:27

Dedication of the Wall

27 And at ^athe dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, ^bwith cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Nehemiah 12:43

43 And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.

Psalms 30:11

11 You have turned for me my mourning into ^cdancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,

Psalms 149:3

3 Let them praise his name with ^ddancing,
making melody to him with ^etambourine and ^flyre!

Jeremiah 31:4

4 ^gAgain I will build you, and you shall be built,
O virgin Israel!
^hAgain you shall adorn yourself with tambourines
and shall go forth in ⁱthe dance of the merrymakers.

Zechariah 8:4-5

4 Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^jOld men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. 5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.

Zechariah 8:19

19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the ^kfourth month and the fast of the ^lfifth and the fast of the ^mseventh and the fast of the ⁿtenth shall be to the house of Judah ^oseasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love ^ptruth and peace.