I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh {himself} with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth {herself} with her jewels. {decketh: Heb. decketh as a priest}

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither {shall} fruit {be} in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and {there shall be} no herd in the stalls: {fail: Heb. lie}

I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I {myself} will awake early.

What shall I render unto the LORD {for} all his benefits toward me?

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, {even} thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. {the psaltery: Heb. the instrument of psaltery}

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery {and} an instrument of ten strings.

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. {the hill...: or, the little hill}

And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of {instruments made of} fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

And not only {so}, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. {atonement: or, reconciliation}

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four {and} twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. {odours: or, incense}

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

I will say of the LORD, {He is} my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four {and} twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. {odours: or, incense}

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present {you} faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time {that} their corn and their wine increased.

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, {even} thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

My soul shall be satisfied as {with} marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise {thee} with joyful lips: {marrow: Heb. fatness}

O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. {the hill...: or, the little hill}

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. {made him most...: Heb. set him to be blessings} {made him exceeding...: Heb. make him glad with joy}

But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. {exceedingly...: Heb. rejoice with gladness}

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? {am} not I better to thee than ten sons?

[Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.] O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: {words: or, business}

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

Whom have I in heaven {but thee}? and {there is} none upon earth {that} I desire beside thee.

Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, {yea}, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and {to} my God, and your God.

And not only {so}, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. {atonement: or, reconciliation}

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, {whether} the tender grape appear, {and} the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves. {appear: Heb. open}

He shall cry unto me, Thou {art} my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: