JOY ｜ 喜乐

ENJOY. Throughout the Scriptures disclosed as the effect of trustful obedience, and the accompaniment of grateful recognition of Divine goodness and mercy. Joy was a prominent element in all the appointed Feasts of Israel: these were expressly designed as festivals of praise, thanksgiving, and gladness. Indeed, praise and joy together constitute the burden of many Psalms, the spirit of every song, the key-note of saintly expression and experience in the entire Old Testament history. And the same design of God—the production of grateful joy as the result of obedient trust—appears in repeated words of Christ and the New Testament writers. Old Testament: Deut. 16:11. Thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God. Deut. 12:18. Thou shalt rejoice in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. Deut. 26:11. Thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house. Ps. 5:11. Let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice. Ps. 37:4. Delight thyself also in the Lord: and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Ps. 97:12. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks. Ps. 118:15. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous. Ps. 149:2. Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him. Isa. 12:3. With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. Neh. 8:10. The joy of the Lord is your strength. Hab. 3:18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Ps. 32:11. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

BSBNehemiah 8:10 Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

中喜乐。全部圣经都把喜乐显明为信靠顺服的果效，是人感恩地认取神之良善与怜悯时的伴随物。喜乐是以色列一切所定节期中的显著元素：这些节期原是特为赞美、感谢、欢欣而设的。的确，赞美与喜乐合起来构成许多诗篇的主调、每一首歌的精神，是整部旧约历史中圣徒言说与经历的基音。神同一的心意——以顺服的信靠结出感恩的喜乐——也一再见于基督与新约作者的话中。旧约：申命记 16:11 —— 你……都要在耶和华你神……面前欢乐。12:18 —— 并要因你手所办的，在耶和华你神面前欢乐。26:11 —— 你和利未人……因耶和华你神所赐你和你家的一切福分欢乐。诗篇 5:11 —— 凡投靠你的，愿他们喜乐。37:4 —— 又要以耶和华为乐，他就将你心里所求的赐给你。97:12 —— 你们义人当靠耶和华欢喜，称谢他。118:15 —— 在义人的帐棚里有欢呼拯救的声音。149:2 —— 愿以色列因造他的主欢喜。以赛亚书 12:3 —— 所以你们必从救恩的泉源欢然取水。尼希米记 8:10 —— 因靠耶和华而得的喜乐是你们的力量。哈巴谷书 3:18 —— 然而我要因耶和华欢欣，因救我的神喜乐。诗篇 32:11 —— 你们义人应当靠耶和华欢喜快乐；你们心里正直的人都当欢呼。

ENNew Testament: John 15:11. That My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 16:22, 24. Your joy no man taketh from you. Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. John 17:13. That they might have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 1 John 1:4. These things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. Rom. 5:11. We also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Phil. 4:4. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 1 Thes. 5:16. Rejoice evermore. 1 Tim. 6:17. Who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. Christ's word, "Be of good cheer": Matt. 9:2; 14:27; John 16:33. Hints as to present enjoyment: Prov. 15:15. He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Prov. 17:22. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine. Eccles. 5:18, 19; 7:14; 8:15; 9:7; 11:9.

BSBPhilippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

中新约：约翰福音 15:11 —— 使我的喜乐存在你们心里，并叫你们的喜乐可以满足。16:22, 24 —— 你们的喜乐也没有人能夺去。你们祈求，就必得着，叫你们的喜乐可以满足。17:13 —— 叫他们心里充满我的喜乐。约翰一书 1:4 —— 我们将这些话写给你们，使你们（有古卷作我们）的喜乐充足。罗马书 5:11 —— 我们……借着我主耶稣基督得与神和好，也就借着他以神为乐。腓立比书 4:4 —— 你们要靠主常常喜乐；我再说，你们要喜乐。帖撒罗尼迦前书 5:16 —— 要常常喜乐。提摩太前书 6:17 —— 厚赐百物给我们享受。基督的话『放心吧』：马太福音 9:2；14:27；约翰福音 16:33。论今生享受的提示：箴言 15:15 —— 心中欢畅的，常享丰筵。17:22 —— 喜乐的心乃是良药。传道书 5:18-19；7:14；8:15；9:7；11:9。

ENAlliances of joy: righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, as elements of the indwelling kingdom of God—Rom. 14:17. Hope, peace, and faith—Rom. 15:13. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing. Love, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, meekness, self-control—Gal. 5:22. Hope, faith, and love, the conditions of joy—1 Pet. 1:8. Doing good—Eccles. 3:12. Fullness of joy, a final and abiding experience: Ps. 16:11. In Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Ps. 17:15. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness. Jude 24. To present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. See Faith; Hope; Love; Peace. [The out-and-out Christian is a joyful one. The half-and-half Christian is the kind that a great many of you are—little acquainted with the joy of the Lord. Why should we live half-way up the hill, and swathed in mists, when we might have an unclouded sky and a visible sun over our heads, if we would climb higher and walk in the light of His face? Alexander Maclaren.]

BSBPsalm 16:11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

中喜乐的盟友：公义、和平并圣灵中的喜乐，作为内住之神国的元素——罗马书 14:17。盼望、平安与信心——罗马书 15:13 —— 但愿使人有盼望的神，因信将诸般的喜乐平安充满你们的心。仁爱、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、温柔、节制——加拉太书 5:22。盼望、信心与爱，是喜乐的条件——彼得前书 1:8。行善——传道书 3:12。丰满的喜乐，是终极而恒久的经历：诗篇 16:11 —— 在你面前有满足的喜乐，在你右手中有永远的福乐。17:15 —— 我醒了的时候，得见你的形象，就心满意足了。犹大书 24 —— 又叫你们无瑕无疵、欢欢喜喜站在他荣耀之前。参主题词条：信心（065）；盼望（082）；爱；平安。〔彻头彻尾的基督徒是喜乐的基督徒。半心半意的基督徒——你们许多人正是这一种——对主的喜乐所知甚微。我们为什么要住在半山腰、裹在云雾里呢？只要我们肯再往上爬、走在他面光之中，头顶本可以有万里无云的天和一轮看得见的太阳。麦克拉伦（Alexander Maclaren）〕