Nehemia 8:17

8:17 So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy. ¹ 

Ulangan 16:11

16:11 You shall rejoice before him ²  – you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, ³  the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you – in the place where the Lord chooses to locate his name.

Ulangan 16:2

16:2 You must sacrifice the Passover animal ⁴  (from the flock or the herd) to the Lord your God in the place where he ⁵  chooses to locate his name.

1 Samuel 6:12

6:12 Then the cows went directly on the road to Beth Shemesh. They went along, mooing as they went; they turned neither to the right nor to the left. The leaders of the Philistines were walking along behind them all the way to the border of Beth Shemesh.

1 Samuel 6:2

6:2 the Philistines called the priests and the omen readers, saying, “What should we do with the ark of the Lord? Advise us as to how we should send it back to its place.”

1 Samuel 29:1

David Is Rejected by the Philistine Leaders

29:1 The Philistines assembled all their troops ⁶  at Aphek, while Israel camped at the spring that is in Jezreel.

Ezra 6:16

6:16 The people ⁷  of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles ⁸  – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

Mazmur 98:4-6

98:4 Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!

Break out in a joyful shout and sing!

98:5 Sing to the Lord accompanied by a harp,

accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!

98:6 With trumpets and the blaring of the ram’s horn,

shout out praises before the king, the Lord!

Mazmur 100:1-2

Psalm 100 ⁹ 

A thanksgiving psalm.

100:1 Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!

100:2 Worship ¹⁰  the Lord with joy!

Enter his presence with joyful singing!

Filipi 4:4

4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!

[8:17]  ¹ tn Heb “And there was very great joy.”

[16:11]  ² tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 16:1.

[16:11]  ³ tn Heb “gates.”

[16:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “sacrifice the Passover” (so NASB). The word “animal” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[16:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in the previous verse.

[29:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “camps.”

[6:16]  ⁷ tn Aram “sons of.”

[6:16]  ⁸ tn Aram “sons of the exile.”

[100:1]  ⁹ sn Psalm 100. The psalmist celebrates the fact that Israel has a special relationship to God and summons worshipers to praise the Lord for his faithfulness.

[100:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “serve.”