Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy.

你已将我的哀哭变为跳舞，将我的麻衣脱去，给我披上喜乐，

你将我的哀哭变为跳舞，脱去我的麻衣，为我披上喜乐，

你将我的哀哭变为跳舞，脱去我的麻衣，为我披上喜乐，

你把我的哀哭变成了舞步，为我脱下悲伤的麻衣，披上喜乐的外袍，

你已经把我的悲哀变为舞蹈，把我的麻衣脱去，又给我穿上欢乐；

你已将我的哀哭变为跳舞，你已脱去我的麻衣，为我披上喜乐，

你已將我的哀哭變為跳舞，將我的麻衣脫去，給我披上喜樂，

你將我的哀哭變為跳舞，脫去我的麻衣，為我披上喜樂，

你將我的哀哭變為跳舞，脫去我的麻衣，為我披上喜樂，

你把我的哀哭變成了舞步，為我脫下悲傷的麻衣，披上喜樂的外袍，

你已經把我的悲哀變為舞蹈，把我的麻衣脫去，又給我穿上歡樂；

你已將我的舉哀變為舞蹈，將我的麻衣脫下，又將喜樂給我束腰，

你已將我的哀哭變為跳舞，你已脫去我的麻衣，為我披上喜樂，

爾乃以我哀哭、變為舞蹈、脫我麻衣、被以喜樂兮、

蒙爾之祐、變哀哭而踴躍、易齊衰而吉服兮、

主即將我之哀哭、變為踴躍、使我解脫麻衣、衣被喜樂、

求主垂憐。加以神助。

You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

You turned my loud crying into dancing. You removed my clothes of sadness and dressed me with joy.

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

You turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have untied my sackcloth and encircled me with joy,

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

You turned my lament into dancing; You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers.

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

When the LORD restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said,“ The LORD has accomplished great things for these people.”

Praise him with the tambourine and with dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and the flute!

Now David, wearing a linen ephod, was dancing with all his strength before the LORD.

Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

he will swallow up death permanently. The sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from every face, and remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. Indeed, the LORD has announced it!

The LORD says,“ At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.I will provide the priests with abundant provisions. My people will be filled to the full with the good things I provide.”

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more– or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.”

You make me happier than those who have abundant grain and wine.

But the father said to his slaves,‘ Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!

Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy, all you who have mourned over her!For you will nurse from her satisfying breasts and be nourished; you will feed with joy from her milk-filled breasts.

Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.”

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.

Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the LORD’s advice. He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem with Jehoshaphat leading them; the LORD had given them reason to rejoice over their enemies.They entered Jerusalem to the sound of stringed instruments and trumpets and proceeded to the temple of the LORD.

to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the LORD to reveal his splendor.

So a strong nation will extol you; the towns of powerful nations will fear you.

All his sons and daughters stood by him to console him, but he refused to be consoled.“ No,” he said,“ I will go to the grave mourning my son.” So Joseph’s father wept for him.

‘ If disaster comes on us in the form of military attack, judgment, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this temple before you, for you are present in this temple. We will cry out to you for help in our distress, so that you will hear and deliver us.’

He said to them,“ Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Then Israel said,“ Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”

as the time when the Jews gave themselves rest from their enemies– the month when their trouble was turned to happiness and their mourning to a holiday. These were to be days of banqueting, happiness, sending gifts to one another, and providing for the poor.

I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.

So I said to him,“ My lord, you know the answer.” Then he said to me,“ These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will shelter them.They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat,because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”