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# joy, joyful
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## Definition
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Joy is a feeling of delight and deep satisfaction that comes from God. The related term, "joyful" describes a person who feels very glad and full of deep happiness.
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* A person feels joy when he has a deep sense that what he is experiencing is very good.
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* God is the one who gives true joy to people.
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* Having joy does not depend on pleasant circumstances. God can give people joy even when very difficult things are happening in their lives.
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* Sometimes things such as houses or cities are described as "joyful," which means that the people who live there are joyful.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* The term "joy" could also be translated as "gladness" or "delight" or "great happiness."
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* The phrase, "be joyful" could be translated as "rejoice" or "be glad."
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* A person who is joyful could be described as "very happy" or "delighted" or "deeply glad."
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* A phrase such as "make a joyful shout" could be translated as "shout in a way that shows you are very happy."
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* A "joyful city" or "joyful house" could be translated as "city where joyful people live" or "house full of joyful people."
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