Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and Y
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and w
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy an
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their
Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God
and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have mor
And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is
I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my
But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.
Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does un
Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindicatio
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealt
So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has
And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophe