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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).
(Mizmor of Dovid) 1 Hashem is my Ro'eh (Shepherd); I shall not lack.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the mei menuchot (tranquil waters).He restoreth my nefesh; He guideth me in the paths of tzedek l'ma'an Shmo (righteousness for the sake of His Name).
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the lechem ha'atzavim (bread of toils); for so He giveth his beloved sleep.
But they that wait upon Hashem shall renew their ko'ach; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not grow weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
May the Elohei HaTikvah (the G-d of hope) fill you with simcha and shalom in believing, that you may overflow in tikvah (hope), in the ko'ach (power) of the Ruach Hakodesh.
Rest in Hashem, and wait patiently for Him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his derech, because of the ish who bringeth wicked schemes to pass.
HASHLECH AL ADONOI Y'HAVECHA V'HU Y'CHALKELECHA (Cast your care on Hashem and He will sustain you), because Hashem cares and is concerned about you.
Thou hast put simcha in my lev, more than in the time that their dagan and their tirosh increased.
(Mizmor of Dovid) 1 Hashem is my Ro'eh (Shepherd); I shall not lack.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the mei menuchot (tranquil waters).
Therefore, do not have a LEV ROGEZ, saying, What might we eat? or What might we drink? or With what might we clothe ourselves?For all these things the Goyim strive. For your Av sh'ba'Shomayim bavorn (anticipates) that you need all these things.
He that dwelleth in the seter Elyon (covering, hiding place of the Most High) shall abide under the tzel Shaddai (shadow of the Almighty).There shall no ra'ah (evil, disaster) befall thee, neither shall any nega come near thy ohel.For He shall give charge to His malachim (angels) concerning thee, to be shomer over thee in kol drakhim of thee.They shall bear thee up on their palms, lest thou dash thy regel against an even (stone).Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the tannin (serpent) shalt thou trample under foot.Because he hath set his longing upon Me, therefore will I rescue him; I will set him on high, because he hath da'as of Shmi (My Name).He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in tzoros; I will deliver him, and honor him.With orech yamim (length of days, long life) will I satisfy him, and show him My Yeshu'ah (salvation).I will say of Hashem, He is my refuge and my fortress; Elohai (my G-d); in Him will I trust.
He will not allow thy regel to slip; He that is shomer over thee will not slumber.Hinei, He that is shomer over Yisroel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Take my ol (yoke) upon you and learn from me, for I am anav (humble) and have shiflut (lowliness) in lev (heart), and you will find menuchah (rest, security) for your nefashot (souls).They asked him, Tell us. Are you Hu Habah (He who comes) or is our chikiah (wait) to be for the Bias (Coming) of another?For my ol (yoke) is easy and my burden is light.
Thou wilt keep him in shalom shalom, whose yetzer (mind-set) is stayed on Thee; because he trusteth in Thee.
Therefore, let us have zerizut (diligence) to enter into that menuchah, for fear that anyone fall through following be'ikvot (in the footsteps) of their same lack of mishma'at (obedience).
He maketh milchamot to cease unto the end of ha'aretz; He breaketh the keshet (bow), and cutteth the khanit (spear); He burneth the chariots in the eish.
Truly they consult to bring down a person of prominence; they delight in kazav (lie, falsehood, deceptive thing); they make a brocha with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah
Better is a handful with tranquility than both the hands full with amal and chasing after ruach.
Yirah va'ra'ad (fear and trembling) are come upon me, and pallatzut (horror, shuddering) overwhelmed me.And I said, Oh that I had wings like a yonah! For then would I fly away and be at rest.
Return, my nefesh, to thy menuchah (rest, resting place); for Hashem hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Be anxious in nothing, but in everything by tefillah and by techinnah (supplication) with hodayah (thanksgiving), let your requests be made known before Hashem,And the shalom Hashem, surpassing all binah (understanding), will guard your levavot and your machshavot (thoughts) in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.
Take my ol (yoke) upon you and learn from me, for I am anav (humble) and have shiflut (lowliness) in lev (heart), and you will find menuchah (rest, security) for your nefashot (souls).
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; when thou liest down, thy sheynah (sleep) shall be sweet.
For whoever has entered into the menuchah of Hashem has also rested from his ma'asim, just as Hashem rested from his.
To whom He said, This is the menuchah (rest) wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing; yet they would not hear.
And on Yom HaShevi'i Elohim finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the Yom HaShevi'i from all His work which He had made.And the adam gave shemot to all behemah, and to the oph HaShomayim, and to every beast of the sadeh; but for Adam there was not found an ezer for him.And Hashem Elohim caused a tardemah (deep sleep) to fall upon the adam, and he slept; and He took from one of his tzalelot (sides, ribs), and closed up the basar in the place thereof;And the tzela (rib), which Hashem Elohim had taken from the adam, made He an isha, and brought her unto the adam.And the adam said, This is now etzem of my etzem, and basar of my basar; she shall be called Isha, because she was taken out of Ish.Therefore shall an ish leave his av and his em, and shall cleave unto his isha: and they shall be basar echad.And they were both arummim (naked ones), the adam and his isha, and were not ashamed.Vayevarech Elohim et Yom HaShevi'i, and set it apart as kodesh: because that in it shavat (He had rested) from all His work which bara Elohim (G-d created) and made.
For we ma'aminim enter into that menuchah, just as Hashem has said, ASHER NISHBA'TI V'API IM YEVO'UN EL MENUCHATI (As I vowed in My fury, they shall never enter into My rest), although the ma'asim (works) of Hashem were finished from the hivvased tevel (foundation of the world).
For Dovid said, Hashem Elohei Yisroel hath given rest unto His people, that they may dwell in Yerushalayim ad l'olam;
If thou turn away thy regel on account of Shabbos, from doing thy chefetz on My Yom Kodesh; and call Shabbos an Oneg (Delight), the Kedosh Hashem (Holy Day of Hashem), “honored”; and if thou shalt honor it, not doing thine darkhim nor finding thine own chefetz, nor speaking [worldly] words:Then shalt thou delight in Hashem; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of eretz, and feed thee with the nachalat Ya'akov Avicha; for the mouth of Hashem hath spoken.
And my people shall dwell in a naveh shalom (a habitation of peace) and in secure mishkenot (dwellings), and in quiet menuchot (resting places);
I appeal to you, therefore, Achim b'Moshiach, through the rachamei Hashem (mercies of G-d), to present your geviyah, all of your being, as a korban chai (living sacrifice), kadosh (holy) and acceptable to Hashem, which is your spiritual avodas kodesh service.Show mishpochah (family) affection to one another in ahavah shel achvah (brotherly love). Be first in esteeming one another, in showing mutual respect.Be zealous without negligence; with bren (fervor, hitlahavut) be burning with the Ruach Hakodesh. With avodas kodesh serve Hashem.Have simcha in tikvah. Have savlanut in tzoros. Keep davening tefillos.With a spirit of koinonia, keep the pushke full for the needs of the Kedoshim. Aspire to hachnosas orchim.Say a bracha on those who bring redifah (persecution) on you, let it be a bracha and not a kelalah (curse).Join in simcha with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.Think with a (spiritual) consensus in achdus harmony among yourselves. Do not cherish the thoughts of the ba'al gaavah (haughty person), but associate with the anaviyim (humble), with the lowly am ha'aretz; do not be chachamim (wise ones) in your own estimation.Repay no one ra'a (evil) for ra'a (evil). Take into consideration what is haTov in the sight of everyone and do that.If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in shalom with everyone.Do not take your own revenge, beloved, but give opportunity for G-dʼs Charon Af (burning wrath), for it is written, LI NAKAM V'SHILEM (Vengeance is mine and recompense, repayment) — I am He who will repay, says Hashem.Stop allowing yourself to be conformed to the Olam Hazeh, but be transformed by your hitkhadshut (regeneration, renewal) of your mind, so that you may ascertain what is the ratzon Hashem (the will of G-d), what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of G-d.
And thou shalt be secure, because now there is tikveh; yea, thou shalt search, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
That the emunah (faith) of you may not be in the [Olam Hazeh] “chochmah” of Bnei Adam, but in the gevurat Hashem.
This is My menuchah (resting place) adei-ad (forever); here will I dwell; for I have desired her.
(Mizmor. Shir. For Shabbos)For, hinei, Thine enemies, Hashem, for, hinei, Thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.But my keren shalt Thou exalt like the keren of a re'eim (wild ox); I shall be anointed with fresh shemen.Mine eye also shall look on mine foes, and mine ears shall hear of the resha'im that rise up against me.The tzaddik shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Levanon.Those that are planted in the Beis Hashem shall flourish in the khatzerot Eloheinu (courts of our G-d).They shall still bear forth fruit in old age; they shall be deshenim (stalwart, vigorous) and ra'ananim (luxuriant, fresh);To proclaim that Hashem is yashar; He is my Tzur, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.It is tov to give thanks unto Hashem, and to make music unto Thy Shem, O Elyon;
Hinei, Ben shall be born to thee, who shall be an ish menuchah (man of rest); and I will give him rest from all his oyevim all around; for shmo shall be Sh'lomo, and I will grant shalom and sheket (quiet) unto Yisroel in his yamim (days).
Though I walk in the midst of tzoros, Thou wilt preserve me alive; Thou shalt stretch forth Thine yad against the wrath of mine enemies, and Thy Yamin (Right Hand) shall save me.
Lest mine oyev say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am defeated.But I have trusted in Thy chesed; my lev shall rejoice in Thy Yeshu'ah (salvation). 6 I will sing unto Hashem, because He hath dealt bountifully with me.
And let the shalom of Moshiach arbitrate in your levavot. You were called to this shalom in one GUF. Let there be todah in your levavot.
Ashrey are the ones hungering and thirsting for TZIDKAT Hashem (Tzedek Olamim, Everlasting Righteousness), for they will be satisfied.
And we have da'as that for those who love Hashem everything co-operates toward HaTov for those who are HaKeru'im (the summoned, called ones) according to the etzah (wisdom) of the tochnit Hashem (G-dʼs purposeful and willed plan or goal).
But made His own people to go forth like tzon, and guided them in the midbar like an eder (flock).And He led them in safety, so that they had no terror; but the yam overwhelmed their oyevim.
He that dwelleth in the seter Elyon (covering, hiding place of the Most High) shall abide under the tzel Shaddai (shadow of the Almighty).
A lev marpeh (sound mind) is life to the basar, but kinah (envy) is the rottenness of the atzmot (bones).
Baruch hu Hashem Elohim Avi of Adoneinu Yehoshua HaMoshiach, Avi HaRachamim vaElohei kol nechamah (comfort),The one giving us chizzuk (strengthening) with respect to all our tzoros so as to enable us to give chizzuk to the ones experiencing tzoros, and that through the nechamah (comfort) by which we ourselves are comforted by Hashem.
(For the one directing. With stringed instruments. Of Dovid)Hear my cry, Elohim; attend unto my tefillah.
Fier zich (comport oneself) in your derech free of chamdanut (covetousness), being content with what you have, for He Himself has said, LO ARPECHA V'LO E'EZVECHA (I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you),So that we say with bitachon, HASHEM LI my helper, LO IRA MAH YA'ASEH LI ADAM? (The L-rd is my helper, I will not be afraid. What shall man do to me?)
And my G-d will fill every machsor (shortage, want) of yours according to his osher (riches) in Kavod in Moshiach Yehoshua.
I love Hashem, because He hath heard my kol (voice), even my techinnah.He'emaneti (I believed); therefore have I spoken; I was greatly afflicted.I said in my chafaz (haste, alarm, consternation), Kol HaAdam Kozev (all men are liars).How shall I repay Hashem for all His benefits to me?I will raise the Kos Yeshu'ot (the Cup of Salvation), and call upon Hashem b'Shem (by Name).I will fulfill my nederim (vows) unto Hashem now in the presence of all His people.Precious in the eyes of Hashem is the mavet of His Chasidim.O Hashem, truly I am Thy eved; I am Thy eved, ben amatecha (the son of Thy maid servant); Thou hast removed my chains.I will sacrifice to Thee the zevach todah (the thanksgiving offering) and will call on the Shem Hashem.I will fulfill my nederim to Hashem now in the presence of all His people.In the khatzerot Beis Hashem, in the midst of thee, O Yerushalayim. Praise ye Hashem.Because He hath inclined His ozen (ear) unto me, therefore will I call upon Him while I have days.
I have seen the drakhim of him, and will heal him; I will lead him also, and restore nichumim (comforts) unto him and to his avelim (mourners).I create the [repentant] fruit of the lips; Shalom, shalom to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith Hashem; and I will heal him.
Thou art my seter (hiding place, shelter); Thou shalt preserve me from tzoros; Thou shalt envelop me with songs of deliverance. Selah
(For the one directing. Of the Bnei Korach. Al-alamot. Shir) He maketh milchamot to cease unto the end of ha'aretz; He breaketh the keshet (bow), and cutteth the khanit (spear); He burneth the chariots in the eish.Be still, and know that I am Elohim: I will be exalted among the Goyim, I will be exalted in ha'aretz.Hashem Tzva'os is with us; Elohei Ya'akov is our stronghold. SelahElohim is our refuge and strength, a very present help in tzoros.Therefore we will not fear, though eretz be shaken, and though the harim (mountains) fall into the lev yamim (heart of the seas);
When I said, My regel (foot) slippeth, Thy chesed, Hashem, held me up.In the multitude of my anxieties within me Thy comforts delight my nefesh.
Therefore, do not have a LEV ROGEZ for tomorrow, for makhar (tomorrow) will care for itself. Each day has enough tzoros of its own.
Hashem will give oz (strength) unto His people; Hashem will bless His people with shalom.
And now Elohei HaShalom wholly set you apart as Kedoshim and may your whole ruach and nefesh and basar be preserved without blame at the Bi'as HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua.
Let them sing for joy, and be glad, that favor my tzedek (righteousness, vindication); yes, let them say tamid (continually), Let Hashem be magnified, which hath pleasure in the shalom (welfare) of His eved.
Mine adversaries kol hayom trample me; for they be rabbim that fight against me, Marom (Most High).
Surely he hath borne our sufferings, and nasah (carried) our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of G-d, and afflicted.
Not that I refer to lack, for I have learned, in whatever circumstances I am, to be tzufrieden (content).I have da'as both to be humbled in anavah and I have da'as how to abound in everything. And in all things I have learned what is nistar (concealed, hidden, unseen), I have learned the secret of being filled and having hunger, of abounding and having lack.
Now let us not lose chozek in doing Gemilut Chasadim, for BE'ITO (in its season) we will reap, if we faint not.
(Shir HaMa'alot) 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the harim (hills), from whence cometh ezri (my help).Ezri (my help) cometh from Hashem, Oseh Shomayim va'Aretz.
Yea, the sparrow hath found a bais, and the swallow a ken (nest) for herself, where she may lay her young, even Thine mizbechot, O Hashem Tzva'os Malki v'Elohai.
But, as far as you are concerned, even the hairs of your rosh have been inventoried.Therefore, al taarotz (do not be afraid)! You are of more value than many sparrows!
Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am Eloheicha; I will strengthen thee; indeed, I will help thee; indeed, I will uphold thee with My yamin tzedek.
Therefore, let us approach with bitachon the Kisse of Chesed, that we may receive rachamim and may find chesed for timely ezrah (aid).
Therefore, having been acquitted and declared not guilty, declared to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM on the yesod (basis) of our emunah (faith), we have shalom (peace) in relation to Hashem through Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu,
Thou hast ascended on marom (high), Thou hast led captivity captive; Thou hast received mattanot among adam; yes, even from the sorerim (the rebellious) also, that Hashem Elohim might dwell.
Hashem, Thou wilt ordain shalom for us; for Thou also hast wrought all our ma'asim (works, deeds) in us.
Ashrei are the blameless ones in the derech, who walk in the torat Hashem.With my kol lev have I sought Thee; O let me not wander from Thy mitzvot.I understand more than the zekenim, for I keep Thy pikkudim.I have refrained my feet from every orakh rah, in order that I might be shomer over Thy Devar.I have not departed from Thy mishpatim: for Thou hast taught me.How sweet are Thy words unto my palate! Sweeter than devash to my mouth!Through Thy pikkudim I get understanding: therefore I hate every orakh sheker.Thy word is a ner unto my feet, ohr unto my path.I have sworn a shevuah, and I will perform it, that I will keep Thy righteous mishpatim.I am afflicted very much: revive me, Hashem, according unto Thy word.Accept the nidvot of my mouth, O Hashem, and teach me Thy mishpatim.My nefesh is continually in my yad: yet do I not forget Thy torah.Thy word have I hid in my lev, lema'an (so that) I might not sin against Thee.The resha'im have laid a pach for me: yet I erred not from Thy pikkudim.Thy edot have I taken as a heritage forever: for they are the sasson lev of me.I have inclined mine lev to perform Thy chukkim forever, even unto the end.I hate the double-minded: but Thy torah do I love.Thou art my seter (hiding place) and my mogen: I hope in Thy Devar.Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the mitzvot of Elohai.Uphold me according unto Thy imrah, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed from my hope.Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto Thy chukkim continually.Thou hast rejected all them that err from Thy chukkim: for their deceitfulness is sheker (falsehood).Thou puttest away all resha'im of eretz like dross; therefore I love Thy edot.Baruch atah, Adonoi (Hashem); teach me Thy chukkim.My basar trembleth for fear of Thee; and I am afraid of Thy mishpatim.I have done mishpat and tzedek; leave me not to mine oppressors.Be surety for Thy eved for good; let not the zedim (arrogant ones) oppress me.Mine eyes fail for Thy Yeshu'ah (salvation), and for the word of Thy tzedakah.Deal with Thy eved according unto Thy chesed, and teach me Thy chukkim.I am Thy eved; give me understanding, that I may know Thy edot (testimonies).It is time for Thee, Hashem, to work; for they have made void Thy torah.Therefore I love Thy mitzvot above zahav; yes, above fine gold.Therefore I esteem right all Thy pikkudim concerning all things; and I hate every orakh sheker.Thy edot (testimonies) are wonderful; therefore doth my nefesh keep them.With my sfatayim (lips) have I declared all the mishpatim of Thy mouth.The petach (entrance, doorway) of Thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.I opened my mouth, and panted; for I longed for Thy mitzvot.Look Thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as Thy manner is unto those that love Shimcha.Order my footsteps in Thy imrah; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.Redeem me from the oppression of adam; so will I keep Thy pikkudim.Make Thy face to shine upon Thy eved; and teach me Thy chukkim.Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, for they are not shomer over Thy torah.Righteous art Thou, Hashem, and yashar are Thy mishpatim.Thy edot (testimonies) that Thou hast commanded are tzedek and emunah me'od (very faithful).My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten Thy devarim.I have rejoiced in the derech of Thy edot (testimonies), as much as in all riches.Thy word is very tested; therefore Thy eved loveth it.I am small and despised; yet do not I forget Thy pikkudim.Thy tzedakah is tzedek l'olam, and Thy torah emes.Tzoros and anguish have taken hold on me; yet Thy mitzvot are my delight.The tzedek of Thy edot is l'olam; give me understanding, and I shall live.I cried with my kol lev; hear me, Hashem; I will keep Thy chukkim.I cried unto Thee; save me, and I shall be shomer over Thy edot (testimonies).I rose before the dawn, and cried out for help; I hoped in Thy Davar.Mine eyes are awake through the ashmurot (night watches), that I might meditate on Thy word.Hear my voice according unto Thy chesed; Hashem, revive me according to Thy mishpat.I will meditate in Thy pikkudim, and consider Thy orkhot (paths).They draw near that follow after wicked schemes; they are far from Thy torah.Thou art karov (near), Hashem; and all Thy mitzvot are emes.Concerning Thy edot (testimonies), I have known of old that Thou hast founded them forever.Consider mine oni (affliction), and deliver me; for I do not forget Thy torah.Plead my cause; for me make go'el redemption; revive me according to Thy word.Yeshu'ah (salvation) is far from the resha'im, for they seek not Thy chukkim.Great are Thy rachamim, Hashem; revive me according to Thy mishpatim.Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not turn aside from Thy edot.I beheld the bogedim, and was grieved because they were not shomer over Thy word.Consider how I love Thy pikkudim; revive me, Hashem, according to Thy chesed.I will delight myself in Thy chukkim; I will not forget Thy Davar.Thy word is emes from the beginning; and every one of Thy righteous mishpatim endureth forever.Sarim (princes) have persecuted me without a cause; but my lev standeth in awe of Thy Davar.I rejoice at Thy imrah (word), as one that findeth great plunder.I hate and abhor sheker; but Thy torah do I love.Shevah times a day do I praise Thee because of Thy righteous mishpatim.Great shalom have they which love Thy torah; nothing shall cause them to stumble.Hashem, I have hoped for Thy Yeshu'ah (salvation), and do Thy mitzvot.My nefesh is shomer over Thy edot (testimonies); and I love them exceedingly.I have kept Thy pikkudim and Thy edot; for all my ways are before Thee.Let my cry come near before Thee, Hashem; give me understanding according to Thy Davar.Deal bountifully with Thy eved, that I may live, and be shomer over Thy Davar.Let my techinnah come before Thee; deliver me according to Thy word.My lips shall utter tehillah, when Thou hast taught me Thy chukkot.My leshon shall speak of Thy word; for all Thy mitzvot are tzedek.Let Thine Yad help me; for I have chosen Thy pikkudim.I have longed for Thy Yeshu'ah (salvation), Hashem; and Thy torah is my delight.Let my nefesh live, and it shall praise Thee; and let Thy mishpatim sustain me.I have gone astray like a seh oved (lost sheep); seek Thy eved; for I do not forget Thy mitzvot.Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold nifla'ot out of Thy torah.I am a ger on ha'aretz; hide not Thy mitzvot from me.Ashrei are they that keep His edot (testimonies), and that seek Him with kol lev.
Come to me, all you who are burden-weary and heavy laden, and I will give you Shabbos menuchah.
My tehillah shall be from Thee in the Kahal Rav; I will fulfill my nedar before them that fear Him.
But the p'ri of the Ruach HaKodesh is ahavah (agape), simcha (joy), shalom (peace), savlanut (patience), nedivut (generosity, kindness), chesed (loving-kindness), ne'emanut (faithfulness),Anavah (meekness, shiflut, lowliness), shlitah atzmi (self-control)…would you not agree? — against these things there is no issur (proscription in the Torah).
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the Derech which thou shalt go; I will counsel thee with Mine eye.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have to suffer in various masot (trials, temptations),That the genuineness of your Emunah, much more valuable than gold which though perishable is tested by Eish (Fire), may be found to the tehillah (praise) and the kavod (glory) and the tiferet (splendor) at the Hisgalus (Revelation, Apocalypse) of Moshiach Yehoshua.
Therefore, now there is no gezar din (verdict) of ashem (guilty), no harsha'ah (condemnation as guilty) for those in Moshiach Yehoshua.And if Moshiach is in you, the body (of the basar) is dead because of sin but the Ruach is life for you because of Tzedek (righteousness).But if the Ruach Hakodesh of Him who gave Yehoshua Techiyah (Resurrection) from the Mesim dwells in you, He who raised Moshiach from the Mesim will give Chayyim to your mortal bodies as well, through His indwelling Ruach Hakodesh in you.So then, Achim b'Moshiach, we are under no obligation to the basar to live in accordance with the basar.For if you live in accordance with the basar you will certainly die; but if by the Ruach Hakodesh you put to death the [shameful] acts of the body, you will live.For as many as are led by the Ruach HaElohim, they are bnei HaElohim.For you did not receive a spirit of avdut, falling back into pachad (fear); but you received the Ruach of Mishpat HaBanim (Adoption), having Ma'amad HaBanim (the standing as Sons), by which we cry, “Abba, Avinu!”The Ruach Hakodesh himself bears eidus (witness) with our ruach that we are bnei HaElohim.And if bnei HaElohim, then also yoreshim (heirs) of G-d and co-heirs together with Moshiach, provided that we suffer with him in order that we might also be set in kavod (glory, eschatological glorification) with him. For I reckon that the yisurim (suffering) of zman hazeh (of this present time) are not to be compared with the coming kavod (glory) to be revealed in us.For the eager expectation of HaBri'ah (the Creation) awaits the heavenly hisgalus (revelation, unveiling) of the bnei HaElohim.For the Torah of the Ruach HaKodesh that gives Chayyim in Moshiach Yehoshua has set me free from the “Gezetz” of Chet and Mavet.
Yea, though I walk through the Gey Tzalmavet (Valley of the Shadow of Death), I will fear no rah (evil); for Thou art with me; Thy shevet (rod) and Thy staff they comfort me.
Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith Eloheichem.Hinei, Adonoi Hashem will come with chazak, and His zero'a shall rule for Him; hinei, His sachar (reward) is with Him, and His pe'ullah (work, recompense, retribution, penal reward [for His enemies]) before Him.He shall feed His Eder like a Ro'eh; He shall gather the tela'im (lambs) with His zero'a, and carry them in His kheyk, and shall gently lead those that are with young.Who hath measured the mayim in the hollow of His Hand, and meted out Shomayim with a handbreadth, and enclosed the aphar ha'aretz in a measure, and weighed the harim (mountains) in scales, and the geva'ot (hills) in a balance? Who hath directed the Ruach of Hashem, or being His ish etzah (counselor) hath taught Him?With whom did He take counsel, and who gave Him binah, and taught Him in the orakh mishpat, and taught Him da'as, and showed Him the derech tevunot (way of understanding, intelligence)?Surely the Goyim are like a drop in a bucket, and are accounted as dust of the scales; surely He taketh up the iyim (islands) like fine dust.Levanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for an olah.Kol HaGoyim before Him are as nothing; and they are counted to Him less than nothing, and tohu.To whom then will ye liken El? Or what demut (likeness) will ye compare unto Him?The charash (workman, craftsman) melteth a pesel (idol, image), and the goldsmith overlayeth it with zahav, and casteth for it chains of kesef.Speak ye to the lev Yerushalayim, and preach unto her, that her tzeva'a (time of hard service, warfare) is ended, that her avon (iniquity) is nirtzah (punitively paid for, pardoned); for she hath received of the Yad Hashem kiflayim (double) in payment for all her chattot.
(For the one directing, Of Dovid. Mizmor)I have preached tzedek in the kahal rav (great congregation); hinei, I have not restrained my lips, O Hashem, Thou knowest.I have not hid thy tzedek within my lev; I have declared Thy emunah (faithfulness) and Thy teshuah (salvation); I have not concealed Thy chesed and Thy emes from the kahal rav.Withhold not Thou thy rachamim from me, O Hashem; let Thy chesed and Thy emes continually preserve me.For innumerable evils have compassed me about; mine avonot (iniquities) have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head; therefore my lev faileth me.Be pleased, O Hashem, to deliver me; O Hashem, make haste to help me.Let them be ashamed and mutually confounded that seek after my nefesh to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.Let them be appalled because of their boshet (shame) that say unto me, Aha, aha.Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; let such as love Thy teshuah say continually: Hashem be magnified!But I am poor and needy; yet Adonoi thinketh upon me; Thou art my ezer and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O Elohai.I waited patiently for Hashem; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.Hashem brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Thou wilt show me the Orach Chayyim (the path of life); in Thy presence is fulness of joy, at Thy right hand there are pleasures netzach (for evermore).
Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And hinei! I am with you always, even unto the Ketz HaOlam Hazeh.
Thou hast dealt well with Thy eved, Hashem, according unto Thy word.Teach me good judgment and da'as; for I have believed in Thy mitzvot.
The Shem of Hashem is a strong migdal (tower), the tzaddik runneth into it, and is safe.
May the G-d of savlanut and of nechamah give you to live in harmony among yourselves in accordance with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua,In order that with achdus of mind and voice you might give kavod to the Elohim and Avi of Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.
And this is the bitachon which we have with Him, that if we daven and request anything according to His ratzon (will), He hears us.And if we have da'as that He hears us, whatever we ask, we have da'as that we have the requests which we asked from Him.
And let us consider how to meorer (stimulate, motivate, shtarken) one another to ahavah and mitzvos,And let us not turn away and defect from our noiheg (habitually) conducted daily minyan, as some are doing; let us impart chizzuk (strengthening, encouragement) to one another, and by so much the more as you see the Yom approaching.
Baruch Hashem, that hath given menuchah unto His people Yisroel, according to all that He promised: there hath not failed one davar of all His good promise, which He promised by yad Moshe His Eved.
For thus saith Adonoi Hashem Kadosh Yisroel; In shuvah (returning) and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your gevurah (strength); but ye would not.
Thus saith Hashem: Stand ye in the derakhim (crossroads), and look, and ask for the netivot olam (old paths), where is the derech hatov (good road, way), and walk therein, and ye shall find margo'a (rest) for your nefashot. But they said, We will not walk therein.
As a ro'eh will I tend My tzon, and I will cause them to lie down, saith Adonoi Hashem.
Come to me, all you who are burden-weary and heavy laden, and I will give you Shabbos menuchah.Take my ol (yoke) upon you and learn from me, for I am anav (humble) and have shiflut (lowliness) in lev (heart), and you will find menuchah (rest, security) for your nefashot (souls).They asked him, Tell us. Are you Hu Habah (He who comes) or is our chikiah (wait) to be for the Bias (Coming) of another?For my ol (yoke) is easy and my burden is light.