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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 follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Make sure that your character 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 abandon you,”
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Let’s come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving, Let’s shout joyfully to Him in songs with instruments.
but 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 be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty.No evil will happen to you, Nor will any plague come near your tent. ¶For He will give His angels orders concerning you, To protect you in all your ways.On their hands they will lift you up, So that you do not strike your foot against a stone.You will walk upon the lion and cobra, You will trample the young lion and the serpent. ¶“Because he has loved Me, I will save 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 trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.“I will satisfy him with a long life, And show him My salvation.”I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!”
¶One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.
You will make known to me the way of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
How lovely are Your dwelling places, Lord of armies!For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness.For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. Lord of armies, Blessed is the person who trusts in You!My soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may be with you forever;the Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains 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 good for me; I have made the Lord God my refuge, So that I may tell of 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.
The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water.
These people will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit.
Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was His delight daily, Rejoicing always before Him,
Lord, You have searched me and known me.Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will take hold of me.If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night,”Even darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You.¶For You created my innermost parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely 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 skillfully formed in the depths of the earth;Your eyes have seen my formless substance; And in Your book were written All the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.¶How precious also are Your thoughts for me, God! How vast is the sum of them!Were I to count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.¶If only You would put the wicked to death, God; Leave me, you men of bloodshed.You know when I sit down and when I get up; You understand my thought from far away.
Mountains quake because of Him, And the hills come apart; 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 dwelling.God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious live in parched lands.
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;
Certainly the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the holy place 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 rejoice, all who take refuge in You, Sing for joy forever! And may You shelter them, That those who love Your name may rejoice in You.For You bless the righteous person, Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield.
Then he said to Him, “If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here.For 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 on the face of the earth?”
Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord 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 drink to every animal of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.The birds of the sky dwell beside them; They lift up their voices from among the branches. He waters 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 the labor of mankind, So that they may produce food from the earth, And wine, which makes a human heart cheerful, So that he makes his face gleam with oil, And food, which sustains a human heart. The trees of the Lord drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is the juniper trees.¶The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock hyrax.He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting.Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! Lord, 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 tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in the fold of His robe; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, God. As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries taunt me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?
¶For You created my innermost parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely 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, And my feet from stumbling.I shall walk before the Lord In the land of the living.
My soul waits in silence for God alone; From Him comes my salvation.Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly rely on robbery; If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.¶God has spoken once; Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God;And faithfulness is Yours, Lord, For You reward a person according to his work.He alone is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.
“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.”
¶Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will reach out with 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 follow My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.
“Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth.”
In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch.
Therefore let’s approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need.
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.
The heavens tell of the glory of God; And their expanse declares the work of His hands.They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much pure gold; Sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.Moreover, Your servant is warned by them; In keeping them there is great reward.Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.Also keep Your servant back from presumptuous sins; Let them not rule over me; Then I will be innocent, And I will be blameless of great wrongdoing.May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, Lord, 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 into all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has placed a tent for the sun,
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord anointed me To bring good news to the humble; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to captives And freedom to prisoners; ¶I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a groom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.For as the earth produces its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations.To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The cloak of praise instead of a disheartened spirit. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
Trust in the Lord 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 urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor,not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.Never repay evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all people.If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.Never take your own revenge, beloved, but 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 prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
let’s approach God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth.He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry for help and save them.
“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, 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 Coming One, or are we to look for someone else?”For My yoke is comfortable, and My burden is light.”
I have set the Lord 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 among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.
I have certainly soothed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child resting against his mother, My soul within me is like a weaned child.
Come, let’s sing for joy to the Lord, Let’s shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.“For forty years I was disgusted with that generation, And said they are a people who err in their heart, And they do not know My ways.“Therefore I swore in My anger, They certainly shall not enter My rest.”Let’s come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving, Let’s shout joyfully to Him in songs with instruments.
what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
¶I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you with My eye upon you.
¶Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; 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 principalities, 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 that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion, Lord, 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 courtyards with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand.You will guide me with Your plan, And afterward receive me to glory.
“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; You will cry for help, 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 think of him, And a son of man that You are concerned about him?Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty!
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
“Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west.
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.
Those who sow in tears shall harvest with joyful shouting.One who goes here and there weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
I have wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.
¶Create in me a clean heart, 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 trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
¶Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness; According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings.¶Create in me a clean heart, 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 wrongdoers Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You. ¶Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.Lord, open my lips, So that my mouth may declare Your praise.For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, 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 bulls will be offered on Your altar.Wash me thoroughly from my guilt And cleanse me from my sin.
My frame was not hidden from You When I was made in secret, And skillfully formed in the depths of the earth;
But I will assuredly hide My face on that day because of all the evil that they will have done, for they will have turned away to other gods.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
“The Lord your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will rejoice over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
“Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”