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"Go, then! It is
I who will assist you in speaking and will teach you what you are
to say." Yet he insisted, "If you please, Lord, send
someone else!" Then the LORD became angry with Moses and
said, "Have you not your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know
that he is an eloquent speaker. Besides, he is now on his way to
meet you. When he sees you, his heart will be glad. You are to
speak to him, then, and put the words in his mouth. I will assist
both you and him in speaking and will teach the two of you what
you are to do. He shall speak to the people for you: he shall be
your spokesman, and you shall be as God to him. Take this staff in
your hand; with it you are to perform the signs." [EX 4:12-17]
Give to the LORD the glory due his name! Bring gifts, and enter
his presence; worship the LORD in holy attire. Tremble before him,
all the earth; he has made the world firm, not to be moved. Let
the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let them say among the
nations: The LORD is king. Let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains rejoice and all that is in them! Then shall all the
trees of the forest exult before the LORD, for he comes: he comes
to rule the earth. [1CHRON 16:29-33]
On the eighth day they held a special meeting, for they had
celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the
feast for seven days. On the twenty-third day of the seventh month
he sent the people back to their tents, rejoicing and glad at
heart at the good things the LORD had done for David, for Solomon,
and for his people Israel. Solomon completed the house of the LORD
and the royal palace; he successfully accomplished everything he
had planned to do in regard to the house of the LORD and his own
house. [2CHRON 7:9-11]
Blessed are you, who have made me glad; what I feared did not
happen. Rather you have dealt with us according to your great
mercy. [TOBIT 8:16]
O Jerusalem, holy city, he scourged you for the works of your
hands, but will again pity the children of the righteous. Praise
the Lord for his goodness, and bless the King of the ages, so that
his tent may be rebuilt in you with joy. May he gladden within you
all who were captives; all who were ravaged may he cherish within
you for all generations to come. A bright light will shine to all
parts of the earth; many nations shall come to you from afar, And
the inhabitants of all the limits of the earth, drawn to you by
the name of the Lord God, Bearing in their hands their gifts for
the King of heaven. Every generation shall give joyful praise in
you, and shall call you the chosen one, through all ages forever.
[TOBIT 13:9-11]
My spirit blesses the Lord, the great King; Jerusalem shall be
rebuilt as his home forever. Happy for me if a remnant of my
offspring survive to see your glory and to praise the King of
heaven! The gates of Jerusalem shall be built with sapphire and
emerald, and all your walls with precious stones. The towers of
Jerusalem shall be built with gold, and their battlements with
pure gold. The streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with rubies and
stones of Ophir; The gates of Jerusalem shall sing hymns of
gladness, and all her houses shall cry out, "Alleluia!
Blessed be God who has raised you up! may he be blessed for all
ages!" For in you they shall praise his holy name forever.
The end of Tobit's hymn of praise. [TOBIT 13:15-18]
Judith replied, "I will gladly drink, my lord, for at no
time since I was born have I ever enjoyed life as much as I do
today." [JDTH 12:18]
You know all things. You know, O Lord, that it was not out of insolence or pride or desire for fame that I acted thus in not bowing down to the proud Haman. Gladly would I have kissed the soles of his feet for the salvation of Israel. But I acted as I did so as not to place the honor of man above that of God. I will not bow down to anyone but you, my Lord. It is not out of pride that I am acting thus.
[ESTH C:5-7]
Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the
Jews, both near and far, in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
He ordered them to celebrate every year both the fourteenth and
the fifteenth of the month of Adar as the days on which the Jews
obtained rest from their enemies and as the month which was turned
for them from sorrow into joy, from mourning into festivity. They
were to observe these days with feasting and gladness, sending
food to one another and gifts to the poor. [ESTH 9:20-22]
The lawbreakers were cowed by fear of [Judas, who was called
Maccabeus], and all evildoers were dismayed. By his hand
redemption was happily achieved, and he afflicted many kings; He
made Jacob glad by his deeds, and his memory is blessed
forever. [Taken from 1MACC 3:6-7]
Then Judas and his brothers and the entire congregation of
Israel decreed that the days of the dedication of the altar should
be observed with joy and gladness on the anniversary every year
for eight days, from the twenty-fifth day of the month Chislev.
[1MACC 4:59]
In view of the flood of statistics, and the difficulties
encountered by those who wish to plunge into historical narratives
where the material is abundant, we have aimed to please those who
prefer simple reading, as well as to make it easy for the studious
who wish to commit things to memory, and to be helpful to all. For
us who have taken upon ourselves the labor of making this digest,
the task, far from being easy, is one of sweat and of sleepless
nights, just as the preparation of a festive banquet is no light
matter for one who thus seeks to give enjoyment to others.
Similarly, to win the gratitude of many we will gladly endure
these inconveniences, while we leave the responsibility for exact
details to the original author, and confine our efforts to giving
only a summary outline. [2MACC 2:24-28]
The man who a moment before had entered that treasury with a
great retinue and his whole bodyguard was carried away helpless,
having clearly experienced the sovereign power of God. While he
lay speechless and deprived of all hope of aid, due to an act of
God's power, the Jews praised the Lord who had marvelously
glorified his holy Place; and the temple, charged so shortly
before with fear and commotion, was filled with joy and gladness,
now that the almighty Lord had manifested himself. [2MACC 3:28-30]
Why is light given to the toilers, and life to the bitter in
spirit? They wait for death and it comes not; they search for it
rather than for hidden treasures, Rejoice in it exultingly, and
are glad when they reach the grave: Men whose path is hidden from
them, and whom God has hemmed in! [JOB 3:20-23]
Declare them guilty, God; make them fall by their own devices.
Drive them out for their many sins; they have rebelled against
you. Then all who take refuge in you will be glad and forever
shout for joy. Protect them that you may be the joy of those who
love your name. For you, LORD, bless the just; you surround them
with favor like a shield. [PS 5:11-13]
Oh, that from Zion might come the deliverance of Israel,
That Jacob may rejoice, and Israel be glad when the LORD restores
his people! [PS 14:7]
I bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my heart
exhorts me. I keep the LORD always before me; with the Lord at my
right, I shall never be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, my
soul rejoices; my body also dwells secure, For you will not
abandon me to Sheol, nor let your faithful servant see the pit.
You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence,
the delights at your right hand forever. [PS 16:7-11]
He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days
forever. Great is his glory in your victory; majesty and splendor
you confer upon him. You make him the pattern of blessings
forever, you gladden him with the joy of your presence. For the
king trusts in the LORD, stands firm through the love of the Most
High. [PS 21:5-8]
You changed my mourning into dancing; you took off my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness. With my whole being I sing endless
praise to you. O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks. [PS
30:12-13]
I will rejoice and be glad in your love, once you have seen my
misery, observed my distress. You will not abandon me into enemy hands, but will set my feet in a free and open space.
[PS 31:8-9]
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you just; exult, all you upright of heart. [PS
32:10-11]
I will bless the LORD at all times; praise shall be always in my mouth.
My soul will glory in the LORD that the poor may hear and be glad.
Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together. [PS 34:2-4]
Put to shame and confound all who relish my misfortune. Clothe
with shame and disgrace those who lord it over me. But let those
who favor my just cause shout for joy and be glad. May they ever
say, "Exalted be the LORD who delights in the peace of his
loyal servant." Then my tongue shall recount your justice,
declare your praise, all the day long. [PS 35:26-28]
Put to shame and confound all who seek to take my life. Turn
back in disgrace those who desire my ruin. Let those who say
"Aha!" know dismay and shame. But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you. May those who long for your help
always say, "The LORD be glorified." Though I am
afflicted and poor, the Lord keeps me in mind. You are my help and
deliverer; my God, do not delay! [PS 40:15-18]
You love justice and hate wrongdoing; therefore God, your God,
has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellow kings.
[PS 45:8]
All glorious is the king's daughter as she enters, her raiment
threaded with gold; In embroidered apparel she is led to the king.
The maids of her train are presented to the king. They are led in
with glad and joyous acclaim; they enter the palace of the king. [PS
45:14-16]
Streams of the river gladden the city of God, the holy
dwelling of the Most High. [PS 46:5]
O God, within your temple we ponder your steadfast love. Like
your name, O God, your praise reaches the ends of the earth. Your
right hand is fully victorious. Mount Zion is glad! The cities of
Judah rejoice because of your saving deeds! [PS 48:10-12]
True, I was born guilty, a sinner, even as my mother conceived
me. Still, you insist on sincerity of heart; in my inmost being
teach me wisdom. Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure; wash
me, make me whiter than snow. Let me hear sounds of joy and
gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Turn away your
face from my sins; blot out all my guilt. A clean heart create for
me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive me from your
presence, nor take from me your holy spirit. [PS 51:7-13]
Oh, that from Zion might come the deliverance of Israel, That
Jacob may rejoice and Israel be glad when God restores the people!
[PS 53:7]
May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you!
May the nations be glad and shout for joy; for you govern the peoples justly, you guide the nations upon the earth.
[Taken from PS 67:4-5]
God will arise for battle; the enemy will be scattered; those
who hate God will flee. The wind will disperse them like smoke; as
wax is melted by fire, so the wicked will perish before God. Then
the just will be glad; they will rejoice before God; they will
celebrate with great joy. [PS 68:2-4]
"See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek God, take
heart! For the LORD hears the poor, does not spurn those in
bondage. Let the heavens and the earth sing praise, the seas and
whatever moves in them!" [PS 69:33-35]
You are my God; pity me, Lord; to you I call all the day.
Gladden the soul of your servant; to you, Lord, I lift up my soul.
Lord, you are kind and forgiving, most loving to all who call on
you. LORD, hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help. In this time
of trouble I call, for you will answer me. [PS 86:3-7]
But now you have rejected and spurned, been enraged at your
anointed. You renounced the covenant with your servant, defiled
his crown in the dust. You broke down all his defenses, left his
strongholds in ruins. All who pass through seize plunder; his
neighbors deride him. You have exalted the right hand of his foes,
have gladdened all his enemies. How long, LORD? Will you stay
hidden forever? Must your wrath smolder like fire? Remember how
brief is my life, how frail the race you created! [PS 89:39-43,47-48]
Relent, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants! Fill us
at daybreak with your love, that all our days we may sing for joy.
Make us glad as many days as you humbled us, for as many years as
we have seen trouble. [PS 90:13-15]
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and
what fills it resound; let the plains be joyful and all that is in
them. Then let all the trees of the forest rejoice before the LORD
who comes, who comes to govern the earth, To govern the world with
justice and the peoples with faithfulness. [PS 96:11-13]
The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice; let the many islands
be glad. [PS 97:1]
Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Judah rejoice because
of your judgments, O LORD. [PS 97:8]
The LORD loves those who hate evil, protects the lives of the
faithful, rescues them from the hand of the wicked. Light dawns
for the just; gladness, for the honest of heart. Rejoice in the
LORD, you just, and praise his holy name. [PS 97:10-12]
Shout joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; worship the LORD
with cries of gladness; come before him with joyful song. Know
that the LORD is God, our maker to whom we belong, whose people we
are, God's well-tended flock. Enter the temple gates with praise,
its courts with thanksgiving. Give thanks to God, bless his name;
good indeed is the LORD, Whose love endures forever, whose
faithfulness lasts through every age. [PS 100:1-5]
You bring bread from the earth, and wine to gladden our hearts,
Oil to make our faces gleam, food to build our strength. [Taken
from PS 104:14-15]
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD be glad
in these works! If God glares at the earth, it trembles; if God
touches the mountains, they smoke! I will sing to the LORD all my
life; I will sing praise to my God while I live. May my theme be
pleasing to God; I will rejoice in the LORD. May sinners vanish
from the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my
soul! Hallelujah! [PS 104:31-35]
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By
the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes. This is
the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad. LORD,
grant salvation! LORD, grant good fortune! [PS 118:22-25]
Let Israel be glad in their maker, the people of Zion rejoice
in their king. Let them praise his name in festive dance, make
music with tambourine and lyre. For the LORD takes delight in his
people, honors the poor with victory. [PS 149:2-4]
A wise son makes his father glad, but
a foolish son is a grief to his mother. [PROV 10:1]
Anxiety in a man's heart depresses it, but a kindly word makes
it glad. [PROV 12:25]
A glad heart lights up the face, but by mental anguish the
spirit is broken. [PROV 15:13]
A wise son makes his father glad, but a fool of a man despises
his mother. [PROV 15:20]
He who mocks the poor blasphemes his Maker; he who is glad at
calamity will not go unpunished. [PROV 17:5]
Perfume and incense gladden the heart, but by grief the soul is
torn asunder. [PROV 27:9]
If you are wise, my son, you will gladden my heart, and I will
be able to rebut him who taunts me. [PROV 27:11]
He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but he who consorts
with harlots squanders his wealth. [PROV 29:3]
I have considered the task which God has appointed for men to
be busied about. He has made everything appropriate to its time,
and has put the timeless into their hearts, without men's ever
discovering, from beginning to end, the work which God has done. I
recognized that there is nothing better than to be glad and to do
well during life. For every man, moreover, to eat and drink and
enjoy the fruit of all his labor is a gift of God. I recognized
that whatever God does will endure forever; there is no adding to
it, or taking from it. Thus has God done that he may be revered.
What now is has already been; what is to be, already is; and God
restores what would otherwise be displaced. [ECCL 3:10-15]
Bread and oil call forth merriment and wine makes the living
glad, but money answers for everything. [ECCL 10:19]
Rejoice, O young man, while you are young and let your heart be
glad in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart, the
vision of your eyes; Yet understand that as regards all this God
will bring you to judgment. [ECCL 11:9]
And if riches be a desirable possession in life, what is more
rich than Wisdom, who produces all things? And if prudence renders
service, who in the world is a better craftsman than she? Or if
one loves justice, the fruits of her works are virtues; For she
teaches moderation and prudence, justice and fortitude, and
nothing in life is more useful for men than these. Or again, if
one yearns for copious learning, she knows the things of old, and
infers those yet to come. She understands the turns of phrases and
the solutions of riddles; signs and wonders she knows in advance
and the outcome of times and ages. So I determined to take her to
live with me, knowing that she would be my counselor while all was
well, and my comfort in care and grief. For her sake I should have
glory among the masses, and esteem from the elders, though I be
but a youth. I should become keen in judgment, and should be a
marvel before rulers. They would abide my silence and attend my
utterance; and as I spoke on further, they would place their hands
upon their mouths. For her sake I should have immortality and
leave to those after me an everlasting memory. I should govern
peoples, and nations would be my subjects- terrible princes,
hearing of me, would be afraid; in the assembly I should appear
noble, and in war courageous. Within my dwelling, I should take my
repose beside her; For association with her involves no bitterness
and living with her no grief, but rather joy and gladness. [WISDOM
8:5-16]
Fear of the LORD is glory and splendor, gladness and a festive
crown. Fear of the LORD warms the heart, giving gladness and joy and
length of days. [SIRACH 1:9-10]
He who honors his father is gladdened by children, and when he
prays he is heard. [SIRACH 3:5]
He who fears the LORD will do this; he who is practiced in the
law will come to wisdom. Motherlike she will meet him, like a
young bride she will embrace him, Nourish him with the bread of
understanding, and give him the water of learning to drink. He
will lean upon her and not fall, he will trust in her and not be
put to shame. She will exalt him above his fellows; in the
assembly she will make him eloquent. Joy and gladness he will
find, an everlasting name inherit. [SIRACH 15:1-6]
Do not give in to sadness, torment not yourself with brooding;
Gladness of heart is the very life of man, cheerfulness prolongs
his days. Distract yourself, renew your courage, drive resentment
far away from you; For worry has brought death to many, nor is
there aught to be gained from resentment. Envy and anger shorten
one's life, worry brings on premature old age. One who is cheerful
and gay while at table benefits from his food. [SIRACH 30:21-25]
God indeed will not delay, and like a warrior, will not be
still Till he breaks the backs of the merciless and wreaks
vengeance upon the proud; Till he destroys the haughty root and
branch, and smashes the scepter of the wicked; Till he requites
mankind according to its deeds, and repays men according to their
thoughts; Till he defends the cause of his people, and gladdens
them by his mercy. Welcome is his mercy in time of distress as
rain clouds in time of drought. [SIRACH 35:19-24]
Therefore I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I water
you with tears, Heshbon and Elealeh; For on your summer fruits and
harvests the battle cry has fallen. From the orchards are taken
away joy and gladness, In the vineyards there is no singing, no
shout of joy; In the wine presses no one treads grapes, the
vintage shout is stilled. [ISA 16:9-10]
On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all
peoples, The web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy
death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all
faces; The reproach of his people he will remove from the whole
earth; for the LORD has spoken. On that day it will be said:
"Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the
LORD for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that he has
saved us!" [ISA 25:7-9]
Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return and enter Zion
singing, crowned with everlasting joy; They will meet with joy and
gladness, sorrow and mourning will flee. [ISA 35:10]
Go up onto a high mountain, Zion, herald of glad tidings; Cry
out at the top of your voice, Jerusalem, herald of good news! Fear
not to cry out and say to the cities of Judah: Here is your God!
Here comes with power the Lord GOD, who rules by his strong arm;
Here is his reward with him, his recompense before him. Like a
shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs,
Carrying them in his bosom, and leading the ewes with care. [ISA
40:9-11]
Remember this, O Jacob, you, O Israel, who are my servant! I
formed you to be a servant to me; O Israel, by me you shall never
be forgotten: I have brushed away your offenses like a cloud, your
sins like a mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. Raise a
glad cry, you heavens: the LORD has done this; shout, you depths
of the earth. Break forth, you mountains, into song, you forest,
with all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and shows
his glory through Israel. [ISA 44:21-23]
Yes, the LORD shall comfort Zion and have pity on all her
ruins; Her deserts he shall make like Eden, her wasteland like the
garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness shall be found in her,
thanksgiving and the sound of song. [ISA 51:3]
Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return and enter Zion
singing, crowned with everlasting joy; They will meet with joy and
gladness, sorrow and mourning will flee. [ISA 51:11]
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings
glad tidings, Announcing peace, bearing good news, announcing
salvation, and saying to Zion, "Your God is King!" [ISA
52:7]
Raise a glad cry, you barren one who did not bear, break forth
in jubilant song, you who were not in labor, For more numerous are
the children of the deserted wife than the children of her who has
a husband, says the LORD. [ISA 54:1]
The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has
anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to
heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and
release to the prisoners, To announce a year of favor from the
LORD and a day of vindication by our God, to comfort all who
mourn; To place on those who mourn in Zion a diadem instead of
ashes, To give them oil of gladness in place of mourning, a
glorious mantle instead of a listless spirit. They will be called
oaks of justice, planted by the LORD to show his glory. [ISA 61:1-3]
Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad because of her, all you who
love her; Exult, exult with her, all you who were mourning over
her! [ISA 66:10]
The people of Judah have done what is evil in my eyes, says the
LORD. They have defiled the house which bears my name by setting
up in it their abominable idols. Therefore, beware! days will
come, says the LORD, when Topheth and the Valley of Ben-hinnom
will no longer be called such, but rather the Valley of Slaughter.
For lack of space, Topheth will be a burial place. In the cities
of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem I will silence the cry of
joy, the cry of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the
voice of the bride; for the land will be turned to rubble. [JER
7:30,32,34]
For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Before your
very eyes and during your lifetime I will silence from this place
the cry of joy and the cry of gladness, the voice of the
bridegroom and the voice of the bride. [JER 16:9]
The LORD shall ransom Jacob, he shall redeem him from the hand
of his conqueror. Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion,
they shall come streaming to the LORD'S blessings: The grain, the
wine, and the oil, the sheep and the oxen; They themselves shall
be like watered gardens, never again shall they languish. Then the
virgins shall make merry and dance, and young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into joy, I will console and gladden
them after their sorrows. [JER 31:11-13]
Thus says the LORD: In this place of which you say, "How desolate it is, without man, without beast!" and in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are now deserted, without man, without citizen, without beast, there shall yet be heard the cry of joy, the cry of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, the voice of the bride, the sound of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, singing, "Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good; his mercy endures forever." For I will restore this country as of old, says the LORD. [JER
33:10-11]
Though you rejoice and are glad, O daughter Edom, you who dwell
in the land of Uz, To you also shall the cup be passed; you shall
become drunk and naked. Your chastisement is completed, O daughter
Zion, he will not prolong your exile; But your wickedness, O
daughter Edom, he will punish, he will lay bare your sins. [LAM
4:21-22]
"Fear not, my children; call upon God, who will deliver
you from oppression at enemy hands. I have trusted in the Eternal
God for your welfare, and joy has come to me from the Holy One
Because of the mercy that will swiftly reach you from your eternal
savior. With mourning and lament I sent you forth, but God will
give you back to me with enduring gladness and joy. As Zion's
neighbors lately saw you taken captive, so shall they soon see
God's salvation come to you, with great glory and the splendor of
the Eternal God." [BARUCH 4:21-24]
Proclaim a fast, call an assembly; Gather the elders, all who
dwell in the land, Into the house of the LORD, your God, and cry
to the LORD! Alas, the day! for near is the day of the LORD, and
it comes as ruin from the Almighty. From before our very eyes has
not the food been cut off; And from the house of our God, joy and
gladness? [JOEL 1:14-16]
Shout for joy, O daughter Zion! sing joyfully, O Israel! Be
glad and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The LORD
has removed the judgment against you, he has turned away your
enemies; The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst, you have
no further misfortune to fear. On that day, it shall be said to
Jerusalem: Fear not, O Zion, be not discouraged! The LORD, your
God, is in your midst, a mighty savior; He will rejoice over you
with gladness, and renew you in his love, He will sing joyfully
because of you, as one sings at festivals. I will remove disaster
from among you, so that none may recount your disgrace. Yes, at
that time I will deal with all who oppress you; I will save the
lame, and assemble the outcasts; I will give them praise and
renown in all the earth, when I bring about their restoration. At
that time I will bring you home, and at that time I will gather
you; For I will give you renown and praise, among all the peoples
of the earth, When I bring about your restoration before your very
eyes, says the LORD. [ZEPH 3:14-20]
Thus says the LORD of hosts: The fast days of the fourth, the
fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months shall become occasions of
joy and gladness, cheerful festivals for the house of Judah; only
love faithfulness and peace. [ZECH 8:19]
I will strengthen the house of Judah, the house of Joseph I
will save; I will bring them back, because I have mercy on them,
they shall be as though I had never cast them off, for I am the
LORD, their God, and I will hear them. Then Ephraim shall be
valiant men, and their hearts shall be cheered as by wine. Their
children shall see it and be glad, their hearts shall rejoice in
the LORD. [ZECH 10:6-7]
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you (falsely) because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
[MT 5:11-12]
Zechariah was troubled by what he saw, and fear came upon him.
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear
you a son, and you shall name him John. And you will have joy and
gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great
in the sight of (the) Lord. He will drink neither wine nor strong
drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his
mother's womb, and he will turn many of the children of Israel to
the Lord their God. He will go before him in the spirit and power
of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers toward children and the
disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to prepare a
people fit for the Lord." [LK 1:12-17]
He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according
to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up
to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled
the scroll and found the passage where it was written: "The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring
glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to
captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed
go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord."
Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat
down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.
He said to them, "Today this scripture passage is fulfilled
in your hearing." [LK 4:16-21]
Herod was very glad to see Jesus; he had been wanting to see
him for a long time, for he had heard about him and had been
hoping to see him perform some sign. [LK 23:8]
Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is worth
nothing; but it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say,
'He is our God.' You do not know him, but I know him. And if I
should say that I do not know him, I would be like you a liar. But
I do know him and I keep his word. Abraham your father rejoiced to
see my day; he saw it and was glad." So the Jews said to him,
"You are not yet fifty years old and you have seen
Abraham?" Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you,
before Abraham came to be, I AM." So they picked up stones to
throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area. [JN
8:54-59]
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he
heard that he was ill, he remained for two days in the place where
he was. Then after this he said to his disciples, "Let us go
back to Judea." The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the
Jews were just trying to stone you, and you want to go back
there?" Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in a
day? If one walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he
sees the light of this world. But if one walks at night, he
stumbles, because the light is not in him." He said this, and
then told them, "Our friend Lazarus is asleep, but I am going
to awaken him." So the disciples said to him, "Master,
if he is asleep, he will be saved." But Jesus was talking
about his death, while they thought that he meant ordinary sleep.
So then Jesus said to them clearly, "Lazarus has died. And I
am glad for you that I was not there, that you may believe. Let us
go to him." [JN 11:5-15]
You who are Israelites, hear these words. Jesus the Nazorean
was a man commended to you by God with mighty deeds, wonders, and
signs, which God worked through him in your midst, as you
yourselves know. This man, delivered up by the set plan and
foreknowledge of God, you killed, using lawless men to crucify
him. But God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of
death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it. For
David says of him: 'I saw the Lord ever before me, with him at my
right hand I shall not be disturbed. Therefore my heart has been
glad and my tongue has exulted; my flesh, too, will dwell in hope,
because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will
you suffer your holy one to see corruption. You have made known to
me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.'
[ACTS 2:22-28]
The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their garments when they
heard this and rushed out into the crowd, shouting, "Men, why
are you doing this? We are of the same nature as you, human
beings. We proclaim to you good news that you should turn from
these idols to the living God, 'who made heaven and earth and sea
and all that is in them.' In past generations he allowed all
Gentiles to go their own ways; yet, in bestowing his goodness, he
did not leave himself without witness, for he gave you rains from
heaven and fruitful seasons, and filled you with nourishment and
gladness for your hearts." [ACTS 14:14-17]
For you gladly put up with fools, since you are wise
yourselves. [2COR 11:19]
Although if I should wish to boast, I would not be foolish, for
I would be telling the truth. But I refrain, so that no one may
think more of me than what he sees in me or hears from me because
of the abundance of the revelations. Therefore, that I might not
become too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel
of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. Three
times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but he
said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is
made perfect in weakness." I will rather boast most gladly of
my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with
me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships,
persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I
am weak, then I am strong. [2COR 12:6-10]
Now I am ready to come to you this third time. And I will not be a burden, for I want not what is yours, but you. Children ought not to save for their parents, but parents for their children. I will most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your sakes. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
[2COR 12:14-15]
For to which of the angels did God ever say: "You are my
son; this day I have begotten you"? Or again: "I will be
a father to him, and he shall be a son to me"? And again,
when he leads the first-born into the world, he says: "Let
all the angels of God worship him." Of the angels he says:
"He makes his angels winds and his ministers a fiery
flame"; but of the Son: "Your throne, O God, stands
forever and ever; and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your
kingdom. You loved justice and hated wickedness; therefore God,
your God, anointed you with the oil of gladness above your
companions"; and: "At the beginning, O Lord, you
established the earth, and the heavens are the works of your
hands. They will perish, but you remain; and they will all grow
old like a garment. You will roll them up like a cloak, and like a
garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years
will have no end." But to which of the angels has he ever
said: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your
footstool"? Are they not all ministering spirits sent to
serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? [HEB 1:5-14]
The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and be glad
and exchange gifts because these two prophets tormented the
inhabitants of the earth. But after the three and a half days, a
breath of life from God entered them. When they stood on their
feet, great fear fell on those who saw them. Then they heard a
loud voice from heaven say to them, "Come up here." So
they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies looked on. At
that moment there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city
fell in ruins. Seven thousand people were killed during the
earthquake; the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of
heaven. [RV 11:10-13]
A voice coming from the throne said: "Praise our God, all
you his servants, (and) you who revere him, small and great."
Then I heard something like the sound of a great multitude or the
sound of rushing water or mighty peals of thunder, as they said:
"Alleluia! The Lord has established his reign, (our) God, the
almighty. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. For the
wedding day of the Lamb has come, his bride has made herself
ready. She was allowed to wear a bright, clean linen
garment." (The linen represents the righteous deeds of the
holy ones.) Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed
are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the
Lamb." And he said to me, "These words are true; they
come from God." [RV 19:5-9]
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sad
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trouble
/ troubled / troubling [T11]
woe
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