“Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice.”
Rejoicing is connected with trust, making joy partly a response to where confidence is placed.
Psalm 5:11 in the King James Version; opening clause.
“Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.”
Trust is connected with happiness because confidence can reduce the restless need to control every uncertain outcome.
Proverbs 16:20 in the King James Version; this record uses the concluding clause.
“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help.”
Happiness here is grounded in dependable help and hope rather than the instability of status or human power.
Psalm 146:5 in the King James Version; opening description of the person whose hope is in God.
“Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”
Full joy is connected with asking and receiving inside a relationship of trust, rather than with passive wishfulness.
John 16:24 in the King James Version; concluding clause of the verse.
“There are darknesses in life, and there are lights; you are one of the lights.”
Van Helsing praises Mina as a source of truth, help and moral steadiness during a frightening period, contrasting her contribution with the surrounding darkness.
Dracula, Chapter XIV, Mina Harker’s journal entry for 25 September, Project Gutenberg #345. Professor Van Helsing tells Mina, “There are darknesses in life, and there are lights; you are one of the lights,” while thanking her for the records assisting his investigation. It is fictional praise by Van Helsing within the novel.
“Rejoice evermore.”
The brief instruction treats joy as an enduring orientation to be practiced repeatedly rather than a feeling reserved only for easy circumstances.
1 Thessalonians 5:16 in the King James Version; a concise instruction within a series of practical exhortations.
“If you would be loved, love.”
Seneca treats affection as reciprocal practice: the desire to receive love begins with becoming someone who actively gives it.
Letter 9, on philosophy and friendship; Seneca quotes Hecato while discussing how friendship is formed.
