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118 Bible verses about The Presence of God
I want to share something with you about the most profound experience a person can have, something that will forever change your life, creating a clear before and after in your soul: experiencing the presence of God. Apart from Him, nothing truly fulfilling can be achieved. Spending even a single day in His presence is better than a thousand anywhere else.
There's no escaping His Holy Spirit. Wherever you are, His love will find you, time and time again. Don't even try to live without God's presence. He's the most important thing you need. He'll give you the strength to keep going and face whatever challenges come your way.
The success you're looking for comes from spending time in His presence. When you close the door and have that intimate time with the Father, you'll be transformed to be more like Christ. That's where you'll find the strength to take firm steps according to His will. As Psalm 16:111 says, "You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
I pray that the Holy Spirit manifests in your life, that you experience Him as your everything – the strength that lifts you, the grace that sustains you – so you can delight in His love and give thanks for the joy of having Him in your life.
Having God is living a complete life. Every emptiness is filled. There's no better way to live than under the presence of the Holy Spirit. Being close to God is my good; I have made the Lord my refuge to declare all your works.
teaching them to keep all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Make sure that your way of life is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us make a loud shout to Him with songs of praise.
we are of good courage and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will make you mighty, surely I will help you; Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
He who abides in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. No evil will befall you, And no plague will come near your tent. ¶For He will command His angels concerning you, To guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, Lest you strike your foot against a stone. You will tread upon the fierce lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down. ¶“Because he has loved Me, therefore I will protect him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. “He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in his distress; I will rescue him and honor him. “With a long life I will satisfy him And I will show him My salvation.” I will say to Yahweh, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!”
¶One thing I have asked from Yahweh, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Yahweh And to inquire in His temple.
You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Yahweh of hosts! For better is a day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would choose to stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For Yahweh God is a sun and shield; Yahweh gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk blamelessly. O Yahweh of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in You! My soul has longed and even fainted for the courts of Yahweh; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, that He may be with you forever; the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. You know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.
Then he said to Him, “If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here.
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have set Lord Yahweh as my refuge, That I may recount all Your works.
¶Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.
And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land without water.
These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might,
By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was a daily delight, Rejoicing always before Him,
O Yahweh, You have searched me and known me. Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. If I say, “Surely the darkness will bruise me, And the light around me will be night,” Even the darkness is not too dark for You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You. ¶For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And intricately woven in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my unshaped substance; And in Your book all of them were written The days that were formed for me, When as yet there was not one of them. ¶How precious are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You. ¶Oh that You would slay the wicked, O God! O men of bloodshed, depart from me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar.
Mountains quake because of Him, And the hills melt; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.
¶A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation. God causes the lonely to inhabit a home; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;
Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will abide in Your presence.
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
¶But let all who take refuge in You be glad, Let them ever sing for joy; And may You shelter them, That those who love Your name may exult in You. For it is You who blesses the righteous one, O Yahweh, You surround him with favor as with a large shield.
Then he said to Him, “If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here. Indeed, how then can it be known that I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people? Is it not by Your going with us, so that we, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are upon the face of the earth?”
Bless Yahweh, O my soul! O Yahweh my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty, ¶He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains; They give water to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst. Above them the birds of the heavens dwell; They give forth their voices among the branches. He gives water to the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works. ¶He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for man’s cultivation, To bring forth food from the earth, And wine which makes man’s heart glad, To make his face glisten more than oil, And food which sustains man’s heart. The trees of Yahweh are satisfied, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted, Where the birds build their nests, The stork’s home is in the fir trees. ¶The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim. He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting. Wrapping Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain.
How blessed are the people who know the loud shout of joy! O Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your face.
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Like a shepherd He will shepherd His flock; In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries reproach me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him, The salvation of my presence and my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?
¶For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.
For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling. I shall walk before Yahweh In the land of the living.
Surely my soul waits in silence for God; From Him is my salvation. Do not trust in oppression And do not put vain hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them. ¶Once God has spoken; Twice I have heard this: That strength belongs to God; And that to You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness, For You repay a man according to his work. Surely He is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not dread; For Yah—Yahweh Himself—is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.”
¶Though I walk in the midst of distress, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.
Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.
“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
O Yahweh, in the morning, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.
Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Behold, the hand of Yahweh is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.
The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And the expanse is declaring the work of His hands. They are more desirable than gold, even more than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your slave is warned; In keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults. Also keep back Your slave from presumptuous sins; Let them not rule over me; Then I will be blameless, And I shall be acquitted of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Yahweh, my rock and my Redeemer. Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; Their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their utterances to the end of the world. In them He has placed a tent for the sun,
The Spirit of Lord Yahweh is upon me Because Yahweh has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to captives And freedom to prisoners, ¶I will rejoice greatly in Yahweh; My soul will rejoice in my God, For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a headdress, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its branches, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to branch out, So Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise To branch out before all the nations. To proclaim the favorable year of Yahweh And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all who mourn, To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a headdress instead of ashes, The oil of rejoicing instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. being devoted to one another in brotherly love, giving preference to one another in honor, not lagging behind in diligence, being fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, persevering in affliction, being devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep, by being of the same mind toward one another, not being haughty in mind, but associating with the humble. Do not be wise in your own mind. Never paying back evil for evil to anyone, respecting what is good in the sight of all men, if possible, so far as it depends on you, being at peace with all men, never taking your own revenge, beloved—instead leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Yahweh is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. He will work out the desire of those who fear Him; He will hear their cry for help and He will save them.
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. and said to Him, “Are You the One who is to come, or shall we look for someone else?” For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
I have set Yahweh continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Oh come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh, Let us make a loud shout to the rock of our salvation. “For forty years I loathed that generation, And said they are a people who wander in their heart, And they do not know My ways. “Therefore I swore in My anger, They shall never enter into My rest.” Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us make a loud shout to Him with songs of praise.
what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you may also have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
¶I will give you insight and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
¶O Yahweh, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; Make Your way straight before me.
but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Yours, O Yahweh, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the kingdom, O Yahweh, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.
¶Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand. With Your counsel You will lead me, And afterward take me in glory.
“Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer; You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness,
What is man that You remember him, And the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You crown him with glory and majesty!
The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is set securely on high.
For Yahweh God is a sun and shield; Yahweh gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk blamelessly.
“Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your seed from the east, And gather you from the west.
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who draws near to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves with him.
I have wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave, For I have not forgotten Your commandments.
¶Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.
“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in his distress; I will rescue him and honor him.
¶Cast your burden upon Yahweh and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the abundance of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. ¶Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You. ¶Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise. For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. ¶By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin.
My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And intricately woven in the depths of the earth;
But I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they will do, for they will turn to other gods.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be in dread or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
“Yahweh your God is in your midst, A mighty one who will save. He will be joyful over you with gladness; He will be quiet in His love; He will rejoice over you with joyful singing.
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”