'Glad' in the Bible

Just as the Lord was glad to cause you to prosper and to multiply you, so He will also be glad to cause you to perish and to destroy you. You will be deported from the land you are entering to possess.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,and let them say among the nations, “The Lord is King!”

who are filled with much joyand are glad when they reach the grave?

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!When the Lord restores the fortunes of His people,Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

Therefore my heart is gladand my spirit rejoices;my body also rests securely.

The precepts of the Lord are right,making the heart glad;the command of the Lord is radiant,making the eyes light up.

I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful lovebecause You have seen my affliction.You have known the troubles of my life

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,you righteous ones;shout for joy,all you upright in heart.

I will boast in the Lord;the humble will hear and be glad.

Let those who want my vindicationshout for joy and be glad;let them continually say,“The Lord be exalted.He takes pleasure in His servant’s well-being.”

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;let those who love Your salvation continually say,“The Lord is great!”

Mount Zion is glad.The towns of Judah rejoicebecause of Your judgments.

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!When God restores the fortunes of His people,Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

But the righteous are glad;they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;let those who love Your salvationcontinually say, “God is great!”

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful loveso that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;let the sea and all that fills it resound.

The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice;let the many coasts and islands be glad.

Zion hears and is glad,and the towns of Judah rejoicebecause of Your judgments, Lord.

Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones,and praise His holy name.

wine that makes man’s heart glad—making his face shine with oil—and bread that sustains man’s heart.

Egypt was glad when they left,for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

This is the day the Lord has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Grief is better than laughter,for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

Rejoice, young man, while you are young,and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.And walk in the ways of your heartand in the sight of your eyes;but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.

Take me with you—let us hurry.Oh, that the king would bring me to his chambers.Y We will rejoice and be glad for you;we will praise your love more than wine.W It is only right that they adore you.

On that day it will be said,“Look, this is our God;we have waited for Him, and He has saved us.This is the Lord; we have waited for Him.Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.

My servants will shout for joy from a glad heart,but you will cry out from an anguished heart,and you will lament out of a broken spirit.

Then be glad and rejoice foreverin what I am creating;for I will create Jerusalem to be a joyand its people to be a delight.

I will rejoice in Jerusalemand be glad in My people.The sound of weeping and cryingwill no longer be heard in her.

Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her,all who love her.Rejoice greatly with her,all who mourn over her—

שׁ ShinPeople have heard me groaning,but there is no one to comfort me.All my enemies have heard of my misfortune;they are glad that You have caused it.Bring on the day You have announced,so that they may become like me.

שׂ SinSo rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,you resident of the land of Uz!Yet the cup will pass to you as well;you will get drunk and expose yourself.

Don’t be afraid, land;rejoice and be glad,for the Lord has done great things.

Children of Zion, rejoice and be gladin the Lord your God,because He gives you the autumn rainfor your vindication.He sends showers for you,both autumn and spring rain as before.

The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,catch them in their dragnet,and gather them in their fishing net;that is why they are glad and rejoice.

Sing for joy, Daughter Zion;shout loudly, Israel!Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,Daughter Jerusalem!

“Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

Ephraim will be like a warrior,and their hearts will be glad as if with wine.Their children will see it and be glad;their hearts will rejoice in Yahweh.

Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him silver. So he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.

They were glad and agreed to give him silver.

Herod was very glad to see Jesus; for a long time he had wanted to see Him because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by Him.

I’m glad for you that I wasn’t there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him.”

Therefore my heart was glad,and my tongue rejoiced.Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope,

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart,

When the governor motioned to him to speak, Paul replied: “Because I know you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I am glad to offer my defense in what concerns me.

But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

I was very glad to find some of your children walking in the truth, in keeping with a command we have received from the Father.

For I was very glad when some brothers came and testified to your faithfulness to the truth—how you are walking in the truth.

Let us be glad, rejoice, and give Him glory,because the marriage of the Lamb has come,and His wife has prepared herself.