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joy

Meaning of “joy”

Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

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165 occurrences155 verses38 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 1 Samuel 18:6

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Psalms 35:27
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 35:27 · retained source text

Let them shoute for ioy, and bee glad that fauour my righteous cause: yea let them say continually, Let the LORD bee magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his seruant

1611 marginal noteHebr. my righteousnes.

Psalms 42:4
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 42:4 · retained source text

When I remember these things, I powre out my soule in mee; for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God; with the voyce of ioy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy day.

Psalms 43:4
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 43:4 · retained source text

Then will I goe vnto the Altar of God, vnto God my exceeding ioy: yea vpon the harpe will I praise thee, O God, my God.

1611 marginal noteHebr the gladnesse of my ioy.

Psalms 48:2
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 48:2 · retained source text

Beautifull for situation, the ioy of the whole earth is moūt Sion, on the sides of the North, the citie of the great King.

Psalms 51:8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 51:8 · retained source text

Make mee to heare ioy and gladnesse: that the bones which thou hast broken, may reioyce.

Psalms 51:12
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 51:12 · retained source text

Restore vnto me the ioy of thy saluation: and vphold mee with thy free Spirit.

Psalms 65:13
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 65:13 · retained source text

The pastures are cloathed with flockes; the valleis also are couered ouer with corne; they shout for ioy, they also sing.

Psalms 67:4
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 67:4 · retained source text

O let the nations be glad, and sing for ioy: for thou shalt iudge the people righteously; and gouerne the nations vpon earth. Selah.

1611 marginal noteHebr. lead.

Psalms 105:43
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 105:43 · retained source text

And he brought forth his people with ioy: and his chosen with gladnesse:

1611 marginal noteHeb. singing.

Psalms 126:5
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 126:5 · retained source text

They that sow in teares: shall reape in ioy.

1611 marginal noteOr, singing.

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