149 Bible verses about Calmness

Be still, and know that I am God:\par\tab I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

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

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

{\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.

Thou wilt keep {\i him} in perfect peace, {\i whose} mind {\i is} stayed {\i on thee}; because he trusteth in thee.

In peace will I both lay me down and sleep;\par\tab For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.\par

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

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.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever.And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

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.

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee:\par\tab He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.}\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.He only is my rock and my salvation:\par\tab {\i He is} my high tower;\par\tab I shall not be greatly moved.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart,\par\tab And lean not upon thine own understanding:In all thy ways acknowledge him,\par\tab And he will direct thy paths.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul;\par\tab For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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:

Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good:\par\tab Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

Wait for Jehovah:\par\tab Be strong, and let thy heart take courage;\par\tab Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.\par

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me\par\tab Thy comforts delight my soul.

Thou art my hiding-place and my shield:\par\tab I hope in thy word.

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

Commit thy way unto Jehovah;\par\tab Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

I have set Jehovah always before me:\par\tab Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

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.

A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;\par\tab But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.}\par

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.\par

Jehovah will give strength unto his people;\par\tab Jehovah will bless his people with peace.\par

He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.\par

Delight thyself also in Jehovah;\par\tab And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?\par\tab And {\i why} art thou disquieted within me?\par\tab Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him\par\tab {\i For} the help of his countenance.\par

{\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.

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

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul,\par\tab And forget not all his benefits:Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;\par\tab Who healeth all thy diseases;Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;\par\tab Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;Who satisfieth thy desire with good things,\par\tab {\i So that} thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

{\b A Song of Ascents.}\par\par\tab They that trust in Jehovah\par\tab Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.

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 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.

The fear of Jehovah {\i tendeth} to life;\par\tab And he {\i that hath it} shall abide satisfied;\par\tab He shall not be visited with evil.

For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield:\par\tab Jehovah will give grace and glory;\par\tab No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

{\b {\i A Psalm} of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah is my light and my salvation;\par\tab Whom shall I fear?\par\tab Jehovah is the strength of my life;\par\tab Of whom shall I be afraid?

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.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage,\par\tab All ye that hope in Jehovah.\par

For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,

For thou hast been my help,\par\tab And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.My soul followeth hard after thee:\par\tab Thy right hand upholdeth me.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed,\par\tab A high tower in times of trouble;And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee;\par\tab For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

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

{\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.

I laid me down and slept;\par\tab I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people\par\tab That have set themselves against me round about.

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

Search me, O God, and know my heart:\par\tab Try me, and know my thoughts;And see if there be any wicked way in me,\par\tab And lead me in the way everlasting.

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.In God (I will praise his word),\par\tab In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;\par\tab What can flesh do unto me?

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, {\i even} Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.

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.

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings:\par\tab His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

For the Lord Jehovah will help me; therefore have I not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.

{\b NUN.}\par\par\tab Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,\par\tab And light unto my path.

Keep thy heart with all diligence;\par\tab For out of it are the issues of life.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!\par\tab Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

And he hath said unto me, {\cf6 My grace is sufficient for thee: for {\i my} power is made perfect in weakness.} Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.\par

How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God!\par\tab And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house;\par\tab And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

For I am persuaded, 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 creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.\par

My soul, wait thou in silence for God only;\par\tab For my expectation is from him.He only is my rock and my salvation:\par\tab {\i He is} my high tower;\par\tab I shall not be moved.

let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:

Jehovah is my strength and my shield;\par\tab My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped:\par\tab Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;\par\tab And with my song will I praise him.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.

For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is.For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.\par

The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;\par\tab The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, {\cf6 I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.}

This is my comfort in my affliction;\par\tab For thy word hath quickened me.

Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

As for God, his way is perfect:\par\tab The word of Jehovah is tried;\par\tab He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

Commit thy works unto Jehovah,\par\tab And thy purposes shall be established.

Great peace have they that love thy law;\par\tab And they have no occasion of stumbling.

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

For his anger is but for a moment;\par\tab His favor is for a life-time:\par\tab Weeping may tarry for the night,\par\tab But joy {\i cometh} in the morning.

Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou hast also wrought all our works for us.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

Keep me as the apple of the eye;\par\tab Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

{\cf6 Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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.

Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him,\par\tab To all that call upon him in truth.

But the meek shall inherit the land,\par\tab And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.\par

He maketh the storm a calm,\par\tab So that the waves thereof are still.Then are they glad because they are quiet;\par\tab So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

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.

Create in me a clean heart, O God;\par\tab And renew a right spirit within me.

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.

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

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening {\i of the prison} to them that are bound;to proclaim the year of Jehovah's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.\par

For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion:\par\tab In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me;\par\tab He will lift me up upon a rock.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:\par\tab Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.\par

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed,\par\tab A high tower in times of trouble;

which we have as an anchor of the soul, {\i a hope} both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.\par\tab I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God,\par\tab Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice,\par\tab Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them:\par\tab Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.\par

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever.

for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

For,\par\tab {\b He that would love life,\par\tab And see good days,\par\tab Let him refrain {\i his} tongue from evil,\par\tab And {\i his} lips that they speak no guile:}{\b And let him turn away from evil, and do good;\par\tab Let him seek peace, and pursue it.}

Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, {\i even} our Lord Jesus,make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom {\i be} the glory for ever and ever. Amen.\par

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem,\par\tab So Jehovah is round about his people\par\tab From this time forth and for evermore.

Some {\i trust} in chariots, and some in horses;\par\tab But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.

He healeth the broken in heart,\par\tab And bindeth up their wounds.

{\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.

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me,\par\tab And delivered me from all my fears.

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.\par

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,\par\tab And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?\par\tab Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:\par\tab If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.If I take the wings of the morning,\par\tab And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;Even there shall thy hand lead me,\par\tab And thy right hand shall hold me.

Trust in him at all times, ye people;\par\tab Pour out your heart before him:\par\tab God is a refuge for us. {\i Selah

But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious,\par\tab Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.\par

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold\par\tab Wondrous things out of thy law.

To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and {\i every} work of faith, with power;that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.\par

Be not wise in thine own eyes;\par\tab Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:It will be health to thy navel,\par\tab And marrow to thy bones.

For he satisfieth the longing soul,\par\tab And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine.

We love, because he first loved us.

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,\par\tab My lips shall praise thee.So will I bless thee while I live:\par\tab I will lift up my hands in thy name.

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, {\i that it may be} conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is able even to subject all things unto himself.\par

God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.\par

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life;\par\tab And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.\par

Blessed {\i be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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.Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.\par

But thou art the same,\par\tab And thy years shall have no end.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Show me thy ways, O Jehovah;\par\tab Teach me thy paths.Guide me in thy truth, and teach me;\par\tab For thou art the God of my salvation;\par\tab For thee do I wait all the day.

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.\par