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

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;

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

I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.

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

When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations,“ Yahweh has done great things for them.”

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

David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!

He has swallowed up death forever! The Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from off all faces. He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken it.

Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance; the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”

You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.

“ But the father said to his servants,‘ Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet.

“ Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn over her;that you may nurse and be satisfied at the comforting breasts; that you may drink deeply, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.”

Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek to Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to Yahweh’s house.

to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.

Therefore a strong people will glorify you. A city of awesome nations will fear you.

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said,“ For I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” His father wept for him.

‘ If evil comes on us— the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine— we will stand before this house, and before you( for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’

Then he said to them,“ Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

Israel said,“ It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy.

Most certainly I tell you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

I told him,“ My lord, you know.” He said to me,“ These are those who came out of the great suffering. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.Therefore they are before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat;for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life- giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”