Happiness: a transitive feeling or emotion that is a function of circumstances Joy (in the Biblical sense):a steadfast feeling of rest in the Lord that comes from knowing one is secure regardless of circumstances; Hebrew ranan: "Shout for joy"; to give a victorious shout as one who has overcome

The enemy is first and foremost trying to take away all joy from my life. He is the thief of joy.

"If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and to earnestly hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I suggest that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half- hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased." -- C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Man's chief end [purpose] is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever." -- The Westminster Confession of Faith (Shorter Catechism)

"God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in Him." -- John Piper, Desiring God

Where is Jesus in this Psalm? 1. He is the overcoming, overwhelming Joy 2. He is in the confession 3. He is the Salvation 4. He is the Pathway