# Where is “He will rejoice over you with singing” in the Bible?

> “He will rejoice over you with singing” is Zephaniah 3:17.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/he-will-rejoice-over-you-with-singing
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

The prophet Zephaniah says it to Jerusalem.

## The verse

> Yahweh your God is in your midst, a warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness; he will be quiet in his love; he will delight in you with shouts of joy.”
>
> — [Zephaniah 3:17](https://www.lumin.faith/read/zephaniah/3#17) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

Most of the short book warns of judgment. It ends with this picture: God in the middle of his people, a warrior who saves, glad over them and singing.

## Common questions

### Where is “He will rejoice over you with singing” in the Bible?

“He will rejoice over you with singing” is Zephaniah 3:17. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. The prophet Zephaniah says it to Jerusalem.

### Is “He will rejoice over you with singing” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Zephaniah 3:17. In the Lumin Translation, Zephaniah 3:17 reads: “Yahweh your God is in your midst, a warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness; he will be quiet in his love; he will delight in you with shouts of joy.””

### Who said “He will rejoice over you with singing”?

The prophet Zephaniah says it to Jerusalem.

### What does “He will rejoice over you with singing” mean in the Bible?

Most of the short book warns of judgment. It ends with this picture: God in the middle of his people, a warrior who saves, glad over them and singing.

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