The joy of the Lord is your strength.

What it means

Said to people weeping as they heard the law read after years of exile. Nehemiah tells them to feast and share instead. Joy is not a distraction from strength; it is a source of it.

The source

"The joy of the Lord is your strength." Nehemiah said it in Nehemiah 8:10. Translated from the original Hebrew by Spartan Surfers.

"כִּי־חֶדְוַת יְהוָה הִיא מָעֻזְּכֶם"

Original Hebrew, Nehemiah 8:10. Text read at github.com.

Who said it

The Hebrew Bible (c. 10th–5th century BC). Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah and the other books of wisdom and courage. Our translations from the Hebrew of the Leningrad Codex, with the King James wording alongside.

Questions

What does "The joy of the Lord is your strength." mean?

Said to people weeping as they heard the law read after years of exile. Nehemiah tells them to feast and share instead. Joy is not a distraction from strength; it is a source of it.

Who said "The joy of the Lord is your strength."?

Nehemiah (c. 10th–5th century BC). Source: Nehemiah 8:10.

What is the original Hebrew?

כִּי־חֶדְוַת יְהוָה הִיא מָעֻזְּכֶם. Translated from the original Hebrew by Spartan Surfers.

Is "The joy of the Lord is your strength." on a shirt?

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"The joy of the Lord is your strength." (Nehemiah, Nehemiah 8:10, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/the-joy-of-the-lord-is-your-strength