Reasons for Joy in the Psalms

Dear reader, 
Not too long ago, I read through the book of Psalms, looking for verses on joy, wanting to know just how important joy is to God, and where we can get it. As you look at this page, my hope is that you will be encouraged as you see that, just in the Psalms alone, joy/delight/pleasure is mentioned many times. Please feel free to come back to this page for future reference so you, too can begin to understand just how important this is to God. God bless you!
-Sandie

-Those who don't follow the advice of the wicked, or act like sinners and mockers have joy. (1:1)
-Those who meditate on God's word have delight. (1:2)
-We are commanded to rejoice with trembling. (2:11)
-Those who take refuge in the Son of God have joy. (2:12)
-God gives better joy than the joy people get from success. (4:7)
-We can rejoice and sing joyful praises when we take refuge in God. (5:11)
-Those who love God's name are protected by Him and this is a cause for joy! (5:11)
-When we are taken up with praise to God, we are filled with joy! (9:2)
-When God rescues us, we ought to praise Him publicly and rejoice in Him. (9:14)
-I trust Him, He rescues me, I rejoice. (13:5)
-The Lord's work is a cause for joy and rejoicing! (14:7)
-We are to take pleasure in the goldy. (16:3)
-It is no wonder I'm glad and rejoice when I remember that God is always with me! (16:8-9)
-In God's presence is fullness of joy. There is pleasure in being with Him! (16:11)
-God's commands bring joy to the heart because they are right. (19:8)
-When we hear of others' God-given victory, we ought to have great joy. It ought to make us want to shout for joy. (20:5)
-We rejoice in God's strength, we shout for joy because of His victory. (21:1)
-God's presence brings joy. (21:6)
-Seeking the Lord results in praise to Him, which causes us to rejoice with everlasting joy. (22:26)
-The Lord's perfections are cause for great delight. (27:26)
-We offer sacrifices with shouts of joy because of having seen who God is through praise. (27:6)
-He helps me, my heart is filled with joy, I burst into song! (28:7)
-Weeping may be happening now because of God's discipline, but ultimately, He wants us to have joy. (30:5)
-God turns our mourning into joyful dancing. He takes away our clothes of mourning and gives joy. (30:11)
Joy is a result of being with God, of reminding myself who He is through praise, of meditating on His words, of seeing what He has done. In other words, when my life is focused entirely on God, I WILL have joy.
-God's unfailing love is something to be glad and rejoice about. (31:7)
-Joy comes when we are forgiven of sin. (32:1)
-Joy is ours when God clears our record of guilt and our lives are lived in honesty. (32:2)
-God's unfailing love is cause for rejoicing and shouting for joy. (32:10-11)
-The godly are to sing for joy in the Lord. (33:1)
-When we praise God, we are to sing for joy. (33:2)
-The nation whose God is the Lord has joy. (33:12)
-Our hearts rejoice in God because we trust in Him. (33:2)
-Joy comes when we look to God for help. He doesn't disappoint us, so our faces will radiate joy. (34:5)
-There is joy in taking refuge in God. (34:8)
-I rejoice in the Lord and am glad because He rescues me. (35:9)
-God gives great joy to those who defend the righteous. (35:27)
-God delights in blessing His servants with peace. (35:27)
-Take delight in God and He will give you your heart's desires. (37:4)
-Joy comes when our confidence is in God and not in the proud or in people who worship idols. (40:4)
-Doing God's will is something to take joy in because His instructions are written on our hearts. (40:8)
-Those who search for God and find Him will have joy and gladness in Him. (40:16)
-Those who are kind to the poor have joy. (41:1)
-Worship, singing for joy, and giving thanks all go together. (42:4)
-God is the source of all my joy. (43:4)
-When you love justice and hate evil, God pours the oil of joy on you. (45:7)
-Joy is constantly present where God is. (46:5-6)
-We are to shout to God with joyful praise. (47:1)
-We can rejoice and be glad because of God's justice.
-Sin causes us to lose our joy. Confessing sin brings it back. (51:8)
-When we confess our sins, God restores our joy. (51:12)
-When God forgives our sin, we joyfully sing about it. (51:14)
-God is pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit. (51:19)
-God's restoration of His people is cause for joy and rejoicing. (53:6)
-When injustice is avenged, the godly rejoice. (58:10)
-God is our refuge and our safe place, and this is cause for joy! (59:16)
-God satisfies, so I praise Him with joy! (63:5)
-Because He is my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of His wings. (63:7)
-The godly rejoice in God. (63:11)
Joy is a result of taking refuge in God, of making Him your safe place, of hiding in Him, and of putting all of our trust in Him. Why? He doesn't disappoint us! It comes when we do God's will. It comes when we see Him work. It comes when we see His justice and when we are forgiven of sin. It comes when we let Him satisfy us. He is, in fact the source of all joy! So if we have no joy, it's because we aren't going to the Source of joy!

-The godly rejoice in the Lord. (64:10)
-What joy for those God chooses to bring near to Him. (65:4)
-God inspires shouts of joy! (65:8)
-Everything God has made shouts and sings for joy. (65:13)
-All the earth is to shout joyful praises to God. (66:1)
-When God does great works, we rejoice in Him. (66:6)
-When God is in charge, His people sing for joy. (67:4)
-If you are wicked, you will perish in God's presence, but if you are godly, you will be glad and rejoice. (68:2-3)
-We are to rejoice over His name and His presence. (68:4)
-God sets prisoners free and gives them joy. (68:6)
God wants us to be so amazed at Him that joyful praises erupt from our lives so obviously that the world knows we are amazed at Him!
-The humble will see their God at work and be glad. (69:32)
-Those who search for God should be filled with joy and gladness in Him. (70:4)
-I shout for joy and sing His praises because He ransomed me! (71:23)
-It is good to remember the days and nights that were filled with joyful songs. (77:6)
-Shout joyfully to God with your whole being, body, and soul. (84:2)
-What joy for those who live in Gods house always singing His praises! (84:4)
-What joy for those whose strength comes from God! (84:5)
-What joy for those who trust in God. (85:6)
-We can ask God for happiness, but we must surrender ourselves to God. (86:16)
-Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of God's presence. (89:15)
-Those who worship God rejoice all day long in God's reputation and exult in His righteousness. (89:16)
-It pleases God to make us strong. (89:17)
In order to have joy, we must surrender our own way, life, and pursuits and worship God with our whole being, body, and soul. Our life must become completely centered around His reputation. Halfway worship won't work, neither will halfway surrender. Joy comes when we give God our all.
-The Lord takes pleasure in all He has made. (104:31)
-My thoughts should be pleasing to God because I rejoice in Him. (104:34)
-We are to exult in His name and rejoice as a result of worship. (105:3)
-God brought His people out of Egypt with joy and rejoicing. (105:43)
-There is joy for those who deal justly with others and always do what is right. (106:3)
-Ask God to give you joy in His work. (106:5)
-When asking God to work mightily, we can expect Him to give us cause to rejoice and praise Him. (106:47)
-Those whom God rescues form death should rejoice and sing for joy. (107:22)
-The godly see what God does and are glad. (107:42)
-In spite of our problems, we should keep rejoicing. (109:28)
-All who delight in the Lord should ponder His deeds. (111:2)
Joy is a result of acting on our faith in God. Prayer and rejoicing in trials requires faith -faith that God has a purpose in the here and now, faith that He is able to act powerfully in every circumstance. We must trust Him in order to have joy.
-Those who fear God have joy. (112:1)
-Those who delight in obeying His commands have joy. (112:1)
-Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. (118:15)
-We are to rejoice and be glad in each day, because God made it. (118:24)
-People of integrity and who follow God's instructions have joy. (119:1)
-Those who obey God's law have joy. (119:2)
-Those who search for Him with all their hearts have joy. (119:2)
-God's laws ought to please me! (119:24) 
-Happiness is found in walking along the path of God's commands. (119:35)
-We should delight in God's commands. (119:47)
-When you put your trust in God's word it gives others joy. (119:74)
-God's instructions ought to be our delight. (119:77)
-God's instructions can sustain us with joy! (119:92)
-God's laws ought to be my treasure and my heart's delight. (119:111)
-Even in the midst of stress, we can find joy in God's commands. (119:143)
-The thoughts of going into God's house ought to make us glad! (122:1)
-We have joy when God does amazing things. (126:2-3)
-You plant in tears, but you'll harvest in joy. (126:5)
God's word is meant to bring us pleasure. When we allow Him to implant it deep in our hearts, it becomes our heart's greatest joy!
-Those who fear God and follow His ways are joyful. They will enjoy the fruit of their labor and be joyful and prosperous. (128:1-2)
-Grandchildren are for enjoyment. (128:6)
-God's loyal servants sing for joy. (132:9)
-God's faithful servants sing for you. (132:6)
-Joyful are those who are victorious, who's God is the Lord. (144:15)
-When we see God's goodness, we will sing for joy about His righteousness. (145:7)
-If you have God as your helper and your hope is in Him, you'll have joy! (146:5)
-It's delightful and fitting to sing praises to God. (147:1)
-We are to rejoice in our Maker and exult in our king. (149:2)
-God delights in His people. (149:4)
-The faithful rejoice that God honors them. They sing for joy even in their beds at night. (149:5)
Singing praises, worshiping God, giving Him thanks, delighting in His word, having faith in His goodness, and living uprightly in complete surrender to Him, are all keys to finding that joy that He desires for us to have. 

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