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).

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.In a place of green grass, there He has made me dwell; He has nourished me by the water of rest.He has restored my soul; He has guided me into the paths of righteousness, for His name's sake.

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.Six days you shall labor, and do all your work.But on the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God; on it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your servant nor your maidservant, your ox, nor your donkey, nor any cattle of yours, nor the stranger that sojourns with you.

It is vain for you to rise early; you rise up after resting, you that eat the bread of grief; while He gives sleep to His beloved.

but they that wait on God shall renew their strength; they shall put forth new feathers like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

For the end, A Psalm of David to Jeduthun. Shall not my soul be subjected to God? For from Him is my salvation.

Submit yourself to the Lord, and make supplication to Him; do not fret because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.

casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares about you.

I will both lie down in peace and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, have caused me to dwell securely.

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.In a place of green grass, there He has made me dwell; He has nourished me by the water of rest.

Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we put on?'"For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Praise of a Song, by David. He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven.He shall say to the Lord, You are my helper and my refuge; my God; I will trust in Him.

Then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.For he who has entered into His rest also rested himself from his works, as God did from His own.

Your mercy, O Lord, has helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, Your consolation has soothed my soul.

Let not your foot be moved; and let not your keeper slumber.Behold, He that keeps Israel shall not slumber nor sleep.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

supporting truth, and keeping peace; for on You, O Lord,

Let us therefore be diligent to enter into that rest, lest anyone falls in the same example of disobedience.

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Nevertheless, my soul is subjected to God; for of Him is my patient hope.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who hopes in Him.

Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and grasping for the wind.

I laid down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord will help me.

And I said, O, that I had wings as those of a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.Lo! I have fled afar off, and lodged in the wilderness. Pause.

Return to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition, along with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Great peace have they that love Your law; and there is no stumbling block to them.

For if you rest, you shall not be afraid; and if you sleep, you shall slumber sweetly.

For he who has entered into His rest also rested himself from his works, as God did from His own.

This is the rest to him that is hungry, and this is the calamity; but they would not hear.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Edom. O God, my God, I cry to You early; my soul has thirsted for You: how often has my flesh longed after You, in a barren and trackless and dry land!

And God finished on the sixth day His works which He made, and He ceased on the seventh day from all His works which He made.And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He ceased from all His works which God began to do.

For we who have believed enter that rest, as He has said: "So I swore in My wrath, they shall not enter My rest," although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.

For David said, The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and has taken up His abode in Jerusalem forever.

If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, so as not to do your pleasure on the holy days, and shall call the Sabbaths delightful, holy to God; if you shall not lift up your foot to work, nor speak a word in anger out of your mouth,then shall you trust on the Lord; and He shall bring you up to the good places of the land, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.

And His people shall inhabit a city of peace, and dwell in it in confidence, and they shall rest with wealth.

Therefore, brothers, I exhort you through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is your intelligent service.And do not fashion yourselves after this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.

And you shall be confident, because you have hope, and peace shall dawn to you from out of anxiety and care.

Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened; yea, wait on the Lord!

Then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

in order that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

This is My rest forever: here will I dwell; for I have chosen it.

A Psalm of a Song for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;to proclaim Your mercy in the morning, and Your truth by night,

He gives strength to the hungry, and sorrow to them that are not suffering.

Behold, a son shall be born to you, he 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 to Israel in his days.

Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, You will revive me; You have stretched forth Your hands against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand has saved me.

But I have hoped in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.I will sing to the Lord who has dealt bountifully with me, and I will sing psalms to the name of the Lord Most High.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

And He removed His people like sheep; He led them as a flock in the wilderness.And He guided them with hope, and they feared not: but the sea covered their enemies.

Praise of a Song, by David. He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven.

A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart, but passion is a corruption to the bones.

Afflictions and distresses found me; but Your commandments were my meditation.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,who comforts us in all our tribulation, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, by means of the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from the hand of my enemies,

For the end, among the Hymns of David. O God, hearken to my petition; attend to my prayer.From the ends of the earth have I cried to You, when my heart was in trouble; You lifted me up on a rock; You guided me;

Let your way of life be without loving money, being satisfied with what you have. For He Himself has said, "By no means shall I desert you, nor in any way shall I forsake you;"so that being confident, we may say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

I called on the Lord out of affliction; and He hearkened to me, and brought me into a wide place.

And my God will supply all your need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken to the voice of my supplication.Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore will I call upon Him while I live.

I have seen his ways, and healed him, and comforted him, and given him true comfort;peace upon peace to them that are far off, and to them that are close by; and the Lord has said, I will heal them.

A terrible word troubles the heart of a righteous man, but a good message rejoices him.

You are my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me; my joy, to deliver me from them that have compassed me. Pause.

For the end, for the sons of Korah; A Psalm concerning secret things. God is our refuge and strength, a help in the afflictions that have come heavily upon us.Therefore will we not fear when the earth is troubled, and the mountains are removed into the depths of the seas.Their waters have roared and been troubled, the mountains have been troubled by His might. Pause.

If I said, My foot has been moved;Your mercy, O Lord, has helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, Your consolation has soothed my soul.

They that fear You will see me and rejoice; for I have hoped in Your words.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own affairs. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exalt and be glad; and let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, who desires the peace of His servant.

They shall be afraid, but I will trust in You.

He bears our sins, and is pained for us; yet we accounted Him to be in trouble, and in suffering, and in affliction.

Not that I am speaking with respect to need, for I have learned to be content in whatever state I am.I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. In every place and in all circumstances I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

And while we do good, let us not lose heart, for in due season we shall reap if we do not become weary.

A Song of Degrees. I lifted up my eyes to the mountains - from where my help shall come.My help shall come from the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth.

Blessed are they that dwell in Your house; they will praise You forevermore. Pause.

For He satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry soul with good things,

The Lord also has become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.Therefore do not fear; you are worth more than many sparrows.

He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.

Fear not; for I am with you; wander not; for I am your God, who has strengthened you; and I have helped you, and have established you with My righteous right hand.

I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord; I will search out Your statutes.

Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

My soul has slumbered for sorrow; strengthen me with Your words.

Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our salvation shall prosper us. Pause.

O Lord our God, give us peace, for You have rendered to us all things.

Alleluia. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.Blessed are they that search out His testimonies; they will diligently seek Him with the whole heart.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek Him; their heart shall live forever.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control--against such things there is no law.

I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will fix My eyes upon you.

In which you greatly rejoice, though for a little while now, if need be, you have been distressed by various trials,so that the genuineness of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, though being tested with fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death.

In all your ways acquaint yourself with her, that she may rightly direct your paths.

Yea, though I walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Comfort, yes, comfort My people, says your God.Speak, you priests, to the heart of Jerusalem; comfort her, for her humiliation is accomplished, her sin is put away; for she has received of the Lord's hand double for her sins.

For the end, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and He attended to me, and hearkened to my supplication.And He brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.And He put a new song into my mouth, even a hymn to our God; many shall see it and fear, and shall hope in the Lord.

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will fill me with joy with Your countenance: at Your right hand there are delights forever.

teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

You have wrought kindly with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word.Teach me kindness, instruction, and knowledge; for I have believed Your commandments.

The name of the Lord is of great strength; and the righteous running to it are exalted.

The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear Him, and in all that hope in His mercy.

Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be like-minded among one another, according to Christ Jesus,so that you may with one accord and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we should ask anything according to His will, He hears us.And if we know that He hears us, whatever we may ask, we know that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

And let us consider one another for the stirring up of love and of good works,not forsaking the assembling of ourselves, just as is the custom for some, but exhorting one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

And He said, I Myself will go before you, and give you rest.

Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He said: there has not failed one word among all His good words which He spoke by the hand of His servant Moses.

Thus says the Lord, the Holy Lord of Israel; When you shall turn and mourn, then you shall be saved; and you shall know where you were, when you trusted in vanities; then your strength became vain, yet you would not hearken;

Thus says the Lord, Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths of the Lord; and see what is the good way and walk in it, and you shall find purification for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in them.

I will feed My sheep, and I will cause them to rest; and they shall know that I am the Lord; thus says the Lord God.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

Then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.For he who has entered into His rest also rested himself from his works, as God did from His own.Let us therefore be diligent to enter into that rest, lest anyone falls in the same example of disobedience.

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