joyful
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22A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
13So may the God of hope fill you with every joy and with peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope and in the virtue of the Holy Spirit.
12in hope, rejoicing; in tribulation, enduring; in prayer, ever-willing;
4Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I say, rejoice.
7The Lord is my helper and my protector. In him, my heart has hoped and I have been helped. And my flesh has flourished again. And from my will, I shall confess to him.
2Shout joyfully to God, all the earth. Serve the Lord with rejoicing. Enter into his sight in exultation.
7For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.
10And he said to them: “Go, eat fat foods and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have not prepared for themselves. For it is the holy day of the Lord. And do not be sad. For the joy of the Lord is also our strength.”
22Therefore, you also, indeed, have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice. And no one will take away your joy from you.
6For wrath is in his indignation, and life is in his will. Toward evening, weeping will linger, and toward morning, gladness.
12But let all those who hope in you rejoice. They will exult in eternity, and you will dwell in them. And all those who love your name will glory in you.
16Rejoice always.
11The just will rejoice in the Lord, and they will hope in him. And all the upright of heart will be praised.