Lexicon :: Strong's H8057 - śimḥâ

“Because you did not serve the LORD your God with a heart full of joy and gladness for the abundance of all things [with which He blessed you],

Now the Philistine lords gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to celebrate, for they said,

“Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands!”

As they were coming [home], when David returned from killing the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, [songs of] joy, and [fn]musical instruments.

Now King David was told, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing and gladness.

Then David told the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives as the singers, with instruments of music—harps, lyres, and cymbals—to play loudly and to raise sounds of joy [with their voices].

So David, with the elders of Israel and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom with joy.

They made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and anointed him as ruler for the LORD and Zadok as [high] priest.

Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate [the feast] for another seven days; and they celebrated it another seven days with joy.

Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites from all their places in order to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving, and with songs to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps, and lyres.

That the triumphing of the wicked is short,

And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?

You have put joy in my heart,

More than [others know] when their wheat and new wine have yielded abundantly.

You will show me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

For You make him most blessed [and a blessing] forever;

You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me;

You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Then I will go to the altar of God,

To God, my exceeding joy;

With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!

With gladness and rejoicing will they be led;

They will enter into the King’s palace.

Make me hear joy and gladness and be satisfied;

Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God,

Yes, let them rejoice with delight.

Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path,

And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].

Serve the LORD with gladness and delight;

Come before His presence with joyful singing.

That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones,

That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,

That I may glory with Your inheritance.

For there they who took us captive demanded of us a song with words,

And our tormentors [who made a mockery of us demanded] amusement, saying,

“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth

If I do not remember you,

If I do not prefer Jerusalem

Above my chief joy.

The hope of the righteous [those of honorable character and integrity] is joy,

But the expectation of the wicked [those who oppose God and ignore His wisdom] comes to nothing.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,

But counselors of peace have joy.

The heart knows its own bitterness,

And no stranger shares its joy.