Isaiah 44:23

44:23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; 1 

shout out, you subterranean regions 2  of the earth.

O mountains, give a joyful shout;

you too, O forest and all your trees! 3 

For the Lord protects 4  Jacob;

he reveals his splendor through Israel. 5 

Isaiah 66:10

66:10 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!

Romans 12:10

12:10 Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.

Romans 12:15

12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Romans 12:1

Consecration of the Believer’s Life

12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, 6  by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God 7  – which is your reasonable service.

Colossians 1:26

1:26 that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.

1 tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”

2 tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.

3 tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”

4 tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.

5 tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”

6 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

7 tn The participle and two adjectives “alive, holy, and pleasing to God” are taken as predicates in relation to “sacrifice,” making the exhortation more emphatic. See ExSyn 618-19.