What Does “Exultation” Mean in the Bible?
A very great joy, one that shows on the outside.
A detail
- In the Bible: the baby leaped for joy in Elizabeth’s womb when she heard Mary. And the disciples went back to Jerusalem with great joy after the Ascension.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 1:44; Luke 24:52; Luke 1:14
What the Bible says
Luke 1:44
For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Luke 24:52
And they adoring went back into Jerusalem with great joy.
Luke 1:14
And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “exultation”