Psalms 96:10-12
10 Say among the nations, a“The Lord reigns!Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
he will bjudge the peoples with equity.”
11 Let cthe heavens be glad, and let dthe earth rejoice;
let ethe sea roar, and all that fills it;
12let fthe field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all gthe trees of the forest sing for joy
Psalms 98:2-6
2The Lord has hmade known his salvation;he has irevealed his righteousness in jthe sight of the nations.
3He has kremembered his lsteadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All mthe ends of the earth have seen
nthe salvation of our God.
4 oMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
pbreak forth into joyous song and sing praises!
5Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the qsound of melody!
6With rtrumpets and the sound of sthe horn
tmake a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!
Isaiah 35:1-2
The Ransomed Shall Return
1 uThe wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;vthe desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
2it shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice with joy and singing.
wThe glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of xCarmel and ySharon.
zThey shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.
Isaiah 42:10-12
Sing to the Lord a New Song
10 aaSing to the Lord a new song,his praise from the end of the earth,
abyou who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
acthe coastlands and their inhabitants.
11Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice,
the villages that adKedar inhabits;
let the habitants of aeSela sing for joy,
let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12Let them give glory to the Lord,
and declare his praise in afthe coastlands.
Luke 2:10-11
10And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all agthe people. 11For ahunto you is born this day in aithe city of David aja Savior, who is akChrist althe Lord.Acts 13:48
48And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and amglorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.Acts 13:52
52And the disciples were filled anwith joy and aowith the Holy Spirit.
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