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Psalm 5:11

But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.

9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.
10Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.
11But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
12For you will bless the righteous. LORD, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
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The shout for joy comes after a plea for judgment against deceitful enemies, so the gladness here rests on God's defense amid a threat still named.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Romans 8:28We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.Both passages speak of those who love God and of God's action for their good.
Revelation 19:1–7After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;The psalm's shout for joy and heaven's loud praise both celebrate God as the one who acts to save or defend.
Psalm 68:3But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.Both prayers ask that God's people rejoice, with their gladness directed toward God himself.
Psalm 40:16Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let the LORD be exalted!”Both ask that all who turn to God rejoice in him and express their love through ongoing praise.
James 1:12Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love him.Both describe God's care for those who love him: defense in the psalm and the promised crown of life in James.
1 Corinthians 2:9But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who …Both speak of those who love God, connecting that love with what God provides for them.
Psalm 9:10Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.Both connect God's name with trust in him, grounding that trust in his defense and his refusal to forsake seekers.
Revelation 18:20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets, for God has judged your judgment on her.”Both connect rejoicing with God's action on behalf of his people, through defense in the psalm and judgment in Revelation.
Psalm 9:2I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.Both speak of rejoicing in God himself and connect that joy with his name.
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a …Both join rejoicing with a shout, linking joy to God's defense or to the arrival of a king who brings salvation.
James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who …Both identify people who love God as recipients of his care, whether defense or the promised Kingdom.
Job 38:7when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?Both describe shouting for joy, though Job names a heavenly company and the psalm speaks of those taking refuge in God.
Where this verse fits

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Encouragement

Joy is something this prayer asks God to grant to those who seek refuge. You may ask for it amid trouble; God himself is their refuge and defender.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).