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150 Bible Verses for Rest and Peace
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.
Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He takes me to lush pastures, he leads me to refreshing water.
He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.
He says, “Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!”
As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –
No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.
For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.
They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.
You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.
I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust –
Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?
And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage – I have conquered the world.”
For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.
Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,
and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.
He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.
But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: “If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.
I rested and slept; I awoke, for the Lord protects me.
I am not afraid of the multitude of people who attack me from all directions.
whenever I remember you on my bed, and think about you during the nighttime hours.
For you are my deliverer; under your wings I rejoice.
I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.
So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe.
Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”
But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.
And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth!
When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
We wait for the Lord; he is our deliverer and shield.
For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.
My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.
Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.
Indeed I am composed and quiet, like a young child carried by its mother; I am content like the young child I carry.
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
My people will live in peaceful settlements, in secure homes, and in safe, quiet places.
How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,
in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.
for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
I will listen to what God the Lord says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways.
Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love.
Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.
O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!
For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me!
May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!
May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!”
I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!
He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
Tell those who panic, “Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”
The Lord is indeed going before you – he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”
As a mother consoles a child, so I will console you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.
You need not fear the terrors of the night, the arrow that flies by day,
Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,
nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but that you keep them safe from the evil one.
Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father.”
Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, now and forevermore.
For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is an eternal God, the creator of the whole earth. He does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his wisdom.
He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.
For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.
For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay.
And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.
O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
Each one will be handed over to the sword; their corpses will be eaten by jackals.
But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.
Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.
Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.
For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.
Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the Lord holds his hand.
“I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?
In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.
The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm,
For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if they were a cloud, the guilt of your sins as if they were a cloud. Come back to me, for I protect you.”
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.
They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.
And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.”
Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.
Everything you do should be done in love.
Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.
Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.
Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.
For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us.
Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,
to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Now, this is what the Lord says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: “Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.
For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.
Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!
Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me!
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
May he not allow your foot to slip! May your protector not sleep!
Look! Israel’s protector does not sleep or slumber!
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.
But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.
For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?
But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.
The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.
Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.”
For this is what the Lord says: “Look, I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river, the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks. You will nurse from her breast and be carried at her side; you will play on her knees.
May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!”
Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.
For we have brought nothing into this world and so we cannot take a single thing out either.
But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!
His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord’s intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.
For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.
Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.
So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work.
The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.
For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.