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117 Bible Verses about Rest
After a long day, nothing's better for you than some good rest. Your body's always sending you signals when something's not right, so it's important to pay attention. Rest is crucial for both your physical and mental health.
These days, so many of us are dealing with mental exhaustion more than physical, thanks to the everyday demands of life. It can really steal your peace and make it hard to trust in God. Lack of rest can make you irritable, lose focus on what truly matters, and slip into a complaining mindset, forgetting to be grateful.
Being exhausted affects everything – your productivity, your ability to enjoy the things you normally do. And quick fixes aren't going to cut it. The only real source of rest and renewal is Jesus Christ. Trips, shopping sprees, hanging out with friends – those things can be nice distractions, but only the presence of the Holy Spirit can bring true relief.
The good news is, God offers rest to those who are weary, burdened, and overwhelmed. The peace that comes from Him is unlike anything this world offers, and it lasts forever.
Matthew 11:28 invites all those who labor and are heavy laden to find rest in Jesus. There's no other sure way to find deep, lasting rest. If you've tried everything and still feel weighed down, it's time to turn to the best source there is: God. He's the ultimate therapist, the place where you'll find the strength to keep going and enjoy life again.
Let God's love bring you serenity. Take a deep breath and release all that exhaustion in Jesus' name. Just like the Psalmist David, you can say, "Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you" (Psalm 116:7).
{\b A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;\par\tab He leadeth me beside still waters.He restoreth my soul:\par\tab He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
It is vain for you to rise up early,\par\tab To take rest late,\par\tab To eat the bread of toil;\par\tab {\i For} so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.\par
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.\par
{\b For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab My soul waiteth in silence for God only:\par\tab From him {\i cometh} my salvation.
Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him:\par\tab Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,\par\tab Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
In peace will I both lay me down and sleep;\par\tab For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.\par
{\b A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;\par\tab He leadeth me beside still waters.
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High\par\tab Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;\par\tab My God, in whom I trust.
There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:\par\tab He that keepeth thee will not slumber.Behold, he that keepeth Israel\par\tab Will neither slumber nor sleep.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and {\b ye shall find rest unto your souls.}For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.}\par
Thou wilt keep {\i him} in perfect peace, {\i whose} mind {\i is} stayed {\i on thee}; because he trusteth in thee.
Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.
Be still, and know that I am God:\par\tab I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good:\par\tab Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.\par
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!\par\tab Then would I fly away, and be at rest.Lo, then would I wander far off,\par\tab I would lodge in the wilderness. {\i Selah\par
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.\par
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and {\b ye shall find rest unto your souls.}
Great peace have they that love thy law;\par\tab And they have no occasion of stumbling.
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:\par\tab Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.
to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
{\b A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.}\par\par\tab O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee:\par\tab My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,\par\tab In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.
For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said,\par\tab {\b As I sware in my wrath,\par\tab They shall not enter into my rest}:\par\tab although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, {\i and} the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking {\i thine own} words:then shalt thou delight thyself in Jehovah; and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.\par
And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, {\i which is} your spiritual service.And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.\par
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope;\par\tab Yea, thou shalt search {\i about thee}, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
Wait for Jehovah:\par\tab Be strong, and let thy heart take courage;\par\tab Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.\par
that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.\par
{\b A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day.}\par\par\tab It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah,\par\tab And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning,\par\tab And thy faithfulness every night,
Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me;\par\tab Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies,\par\tab And thy right hand will save me.
But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness;\par\tab My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.I will sing unto Jehovah,\par\tab Because he hath dealt bountifully with me.\par
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, {\i even} to them that are called according to {\i his} purpose.
But he led forth his own people like sheep,\par\tab And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.And he led them safely, so that they feared not;\par\tab But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High\par\tab Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;\par\tab But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me;\par\tab {\i Yet} thy commandments are my delight.
Blessed {\i be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
My times are in thy hand:\par\tab Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
{\b For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. {\i A Psalm} of David.}\par\par\tab Hear my cry, O God;\par\tab Attend unto my prayer.From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed:\par\tab Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, {\b I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.}So that with good courage we say,\par\tab {\b The Lord is my helper; I will not fear:\par\tab What shall man do unto me?}\par
Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:\par\tab Jehovah answered me {\i and set me} in a large place.
And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
I love Jehovah, because he heareth\par\tab My voice and my supplications.Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,\par\tab Therefore will I call {\i upon him} as long as I live.
I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.
Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;\par\tab But a good word maketh it glad.
Thou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble;\par\tab Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. {\i Selah
{\b For the Chief Musician. {\i A Psalm} of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song.}\par\par\tab God is our refuge and strength,\par\tab A very present help in trouble.Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change,\par\tab And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seasThough the waters thereof roar and be troubled,\par\tab Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. {\i Selah\par
When I said, My foot slippeth;\par\tab Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.In the multitude of my thoughts within me\par\tab Thy comforts delight my soul.
Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.}\par
Jehovah will give strength unto his people;\par\tab Jehovah will bless his people with peace.\par
And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause:\par\tab Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified,\par\tab Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
{\b A Song of Ascents.}\par\par\tab I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:\par\tab From whence shall my help come?My help {\i cometh} from Jehovah,\par\tab Who made heaven and earth.
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house:\par\tab They will be still praising thee. {\i Selah\par
Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed,\par\tab A high tower in times of trouble;
but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
{\b QOPH.}\par\par\tab I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah:\par\tab I will keep thy statutes.
Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help {\i us} in time of need.\par
Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden,\par\tab Even the God who is our salvation. {\i Selah
Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou hast also wrought all our works for us.
{\b ALEPH.}\par\par\tab Blessed are they that are perfect in the way,\par\tab Who walk in the law of Jehovah.Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,\par\tab That seek him with the whole heart.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied;\par\tab They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him:\par\tab Let your heart live for ever.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go:\par\tab I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,that the proof of your faith, {\i being} more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made thee free from the law of sin and of death.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,\par\tab I will fear no evil; for thou art with me;\par\tab Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins.\par
{\b For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab I waited patiently for Jehovah;\par\tab And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay;\par\tab And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:\par\tab Many shall see it, and fear,\par\tab And shall trust in Jehovah.
Thou wilt show me the path of life:\par\tab In thy presence is fulness of joy;\par\tab In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.\par
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.}\par
{\b TETH.}\par\par\tab Thou hast dealt well with thy servant,\par\tab O Jehovah, according unto thy word.Teach me good judgment and knowledge;\par\tab For I have believed in thy commandments.
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;\par\tab The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him,\par\tab In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting {\i one another}; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.\par
Blessed be Jehovah, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.
For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:
Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk {\i therein}.
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and {\b ye shall find rest unto your souls.}For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.}\par
There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.