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).

Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack for anything.In grassy pastures he makes me lie down; by quiet waters he leads me.He restores my life. He leads me in correct paths for the sake of his name.

But the seventh day is a Sabbath for Yahweh your God; you will not do any work—you or your son or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your animal, or your alien who is in your gates—“Remember the day of the Sabbath, to consecrate it.Six days you will work, and you will do all your work.

It is in vain for you who rise early and sit late, eating the bread of anxious toil, when thus he provides for his beloved in his sleep.

But those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength. They shall go up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint.

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

Only for God my soul waits in silence. From him is my salvation.

Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him. Do not fret about one who succeeds in his way, about a man making plots.

casting all your cares on him, because he cares for you.

In peace I will lie down and sleep at once, for you alone, O Yahweh, make me dwell safely.

Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack for anything.In grassy pastures he makes me lie down; by quiet waters he leads me.

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?,’for the pagans seek after all these things. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

One who lives in the secret place of the Most High will lodge in the shadow of Shaddai.I will say to Yahweh, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”

For the one who has entered into his rest has also himself rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.Consequently a sabbath rest remains for the people of God.

When my troubled thoughts were many within me, your consolations cheered my soul.

He will not allow your foot to be moved; he who protects you will not slumber.Look, he will not slumber and he will not sleep— he who protects Israel.

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For my yoke is easy to carry and my burden is light.”

You will protect a firm inclination in peace, in peace because he trusts in you.

Therefore, let us make every effort to enter into that rest, in order that no one may fall in the same pattern of disobedience.

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

Only for God wait in silence, O my soul, because my hope is from him.

Taste and see that Yahweh is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Better is one handful with peace than two fists full with toil and chasing wind.

I lay down and slept; I woke up because Yahweh sustains me.

So I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and be at rest.Look, I would flee far away. I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah

Return, O my soul, to your repose, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Great peace is for those who love your law, and they do not have a cause for stumbling.

If you sit down, you will not panic, and if you lie down, then your sleep shall be sweet.

For the one who has entered into his rest has also himself rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.

to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose”; yet they were not willing to hear.

O God, you are my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you as in a dry and weary land without water.

And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.And God blessed the seventh day, and he sanctified it, because on it he rested from all his work of creating that there was to do.

For we who have believed enter into rest, just as he has said, “As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter into my rest.’ ” And yet these works have been accomplished from the foundation of the world.

For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

If you hold your foot back from the Sabbath, from doing your affairs on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a pleasure, the holy day of Yahweh honorable, if you honor him more than doing your ways, than finding your affairs and speaking a word,then you shall take your pleasure in Yahweh, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth, and I will feed you the heritage of Jacob your ancestor, for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”

And my people will dwell in a settlement of peace and in a dwelling place of security and in undisturbed resting places.

Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may approve what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.

And you will have confidence because there is hope; and you will be well protected—you will sleep in safety.

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong and let your heart show strength, and wait for Yahweh.

Consequently a sabbath rest remains for the people of God.

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

“This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

It is good to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing praise concerning your name, O Most High;to declare in the morning your loyal love and your faithfulness in the night,

He gives power to the weary, and he increases power for the powerless.

Behold, a son shall be born to you; he himself will be a man of rest, and I will give rest to him from all his enemies all around, for his name will be Solomon, and peace and quietness I will give to Israel in his days.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve me alive. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my enemies, and you save me with your right hand.

But as for me, I have trusted in your steadfast love. My heart will rejoice in your deliverance.I will sing to Yahweh because he has dealt bountifully with me.

And the peace of Christ must 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 gold and silver coins.

Blessed are the ones who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be satisfied.

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

Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them like a herd in the wilderness.And he led them safely and they were not afraid, but the sea covered their enemies.

One who lives in the secret place of the Most High will lodge in the shadow of Shaddai.

A heart of tranquility is life to the flesh, but causes bones of passion to rot.

Trouble and anguish have found me; your commands delight 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 affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in all affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Hear, O God, my cry; attend to my prayer.From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart grows faint. You will lead me to a rock that is higher than I.

Your lifestyle must be free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, “I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you.”So then, we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?”

Out of my distress I called to Yah. Yah answered me, setting me in a broad place.

And my God will fulfill your every need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

I love him, because Yahweh has heard the voice of my supplications.Because he has inclined his ear to me, I will call all my days.

I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; and I will lead him and give him and his mourners comfort as a recompense,creating fruit of lips. Peace, peace to the far and near,” says Yahweh, “and I will heal him.

Anxiety in the heart of a man will weigh him down, but a good word will cheer him.

You are my hiding place; from trouble you preserve me. With cries of deliverance you surround me. Selah

God is our refuge and strength, a very sufficient help in troubles.Therefore we will not fear though the earth change, and though the mountains totter into the midst of the sea,though its waters roar and foam, though mountains shake with its surging water. Selah

When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O Yahweh, supported me.When my troubled thoughts were many within me, your consolations cheered my soul.

Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I hope in your word.

Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, because tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

May Yahweh give strength to his people. May Yahweh bless his people with peace.

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

Let them shout for joy and be glad, who delight in my vindication; and let them say continually, “Yahweh is great, who delights in the welfare of his servant.”

When I fear, I trust you.

However, he was the one who lifted up our sicknesses, and he carried our pain, yet we ourselves assumed him stricken, struck down by God and afflicted.

Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.I know how both to make do with little and I know how to have an abundance. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to have an abundance and to go without.

And let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give up.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains; whence will my help come?My help is from Yahweh, maker of heaven and earth.

Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they can ever praise you. Selah

for he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good.

And Yahweh will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of distress.

And even the hairs of your head are all numbered!Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

He is the one who heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.

You must not fear, for I am with you; you must not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, indeed I will help you, indeed I will take hold of you with the right hand of my salvation.

I call with my whole heart; answer me, O Yahweh. I will keep your statutes.

Therefore let us approach with confidence to the throne of grace, in order that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Commit your work to Yahweh, and your plans will be established.

Therefore, because we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

My soul weeps because of grief; strengthen me according to your word.

Blessed be the Lord. Daily he loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation. Selah

Yahweh, you will establish peace for us, for you have done even all of our works for us.

Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of Yahweh.Blessed are those who keep his testimonies; they seek him with a whole heart.

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

The afflicted will eat and will be satisfied. Those who seek him will praise Yahweh. May your heart live forever.

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

I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go. I will advise you with my eye upon you.

in which you rejoice greatly, although now for a short time, if necessary, you are distressed by various trials,so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Consequently, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will straighten your paths.

Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

“Comfort; comfort my people,” says your God.“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for, that she has received from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins.”

I waited patiently for Yahweh, And he inclined to me and heard my cry for help.And so he brought me up from the roaring pit, from the miry clay. And he put my feet upon a rock; he made my steps steady.Then he put a new song in my mouth, a praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and will trust Yahweh.

You will make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever.

teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the age.”

You have dealt well with your servant, O Yahweh, according to your word.Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands.

A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh; into him the righteous will run and be safe.

Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, the ones who hope for his loyal love.

Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you to be in agreement with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,so that with one mind you may glorify with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

And let us think about how to stir one another up to love and good works,not abandoning our meeting together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging each other, and by so much more as you see the day drawing near.

And he said, “My presence will go, and I will give you rest.”

“Blessed be Yahweh who gave a resting place to his people Israel. According to all that he promised, not one word has fallen from all of his promises concerning the good which he spoke through the hand of Moses his servant.

For the Lord Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, said this: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; your strength shall be in quietness and in trust.” But you were not willing,

Thus says Yahweh: “Stand at the roads and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the way of the good is, and walk in it, and find rest for your inner selves. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

I myself will feed my flock and I myself will allow them to lie down,” declares the Lord Yahweh.

Come to me, all of you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For my yoke is easy to carry and my burden is light.”

For the one who has entered into his rest has also himself rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.Therefore, let us make every effort to enter into that rest, in order that no one may fall in the same pattern of disobedience.Consequently a sabbath rest remains for the people of God.

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