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149 Bible verses about Calmness
Stop fighting! Recognize I am God! I am the ruler of the nations; I am the ruler of the earth.
Come to me, all of you who struggle and who are burdened down. I will give you rest.Accept my yoke, and learn from me. For I am kind and have a humble heart, and in me you will find the rest you need.to ask on his behalf, “Are you the one we were expecting to come, or should we continue to look for someone else?”For my yoke is gentle, and my burden is light.”
Don't worry about anything, but take everything to God in prayer, explaining your requests to him and thanking him for all he does.Then the peace that comes from God, which is better than we can ever imagine, will protect your thoughts and attitudes in Christ Jesus.
Since the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need.He gives me rest in green fields. He leads me towards quietly flowing streams.He revives me. He guides me along the right paths because that's the kind of person he is.
You will keep in complete peace those who keep their minds focused on you, because they trust in you.
Those who live under the protection of the Most High are kept safe by the Almighty.nothing evil will happen to you; no plague will come near where you live.For he will command his angels to take care of you in everything you do.They will hold you up with their hands so you won't trip and fall down.You will trample lions and snakes; you will tread young lions and serpents underfoot.I will save anyone who loves me; I will protect anyone who accepts me. When they call out to me for help, I will answer; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will save and honor them.I will grant them long lives, and show them my salvation.This is what I say about the Lord: “He is the one who defends and protects me. He is my God, and I trust in him.”
Living right will bring peace and security that endures.My people will live in peace, safe and secure in their homes.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I'm giving you. The peace I give you is nothing like what the world gives. Don't be anxious, and don't be afraid.
Be still in God's presence; wait patiently for him. Don't be upset over people who prosper when they carry out their evil schemes.
Throw your burdens onto the Lord and he will take care of you. He will never allow those who live right to fall.
But those who trust in the Lord will have their strength renewed. They will fly high with wings like eagles. They will run and not be tired. They will walk and not be worn out.
So don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow can worry about itself. There's already enough evil in every day.”
Only in God do I find peace; my salvation comes from him.Don't trust in money made by extortion or robbery. Don't be proud of your wealth even if you are successful—don't make money what you live for.God has already made it clear—I have heard it many times—power belongs to you, God.You show us trustworthy love. You give back to people in return for what they've done.He is the one who protects me and saves me; he keeps me safe so I will never be in danger.
Put your trust totally in the Lord—don't rely on what you think you know!Remember him in everything you do, and he'll show you the right way.
This is what the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, said, If you repent and patiently trust in me, you would be saved; you would be strong if you had such calm confidence. But you refused to do it.
Taste, and you will see that the Lord is good! How happy are those who trust in his protection!
The sinful human mind results in death, but having the mind led by the Spirit results in life and peace.
I have always kept the Lord in front of me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
Don't be afraid, for I am with you! Don't be frightened for I, your God, will make you strong, and I will certainly help you. I will support you with my strong hand, acting for what is right.
I've told you all this so that you may have peace because you are one with me. You will suffer in this world, but be brave—I have defeated the world!”
May the Lord of peace himself grant you peace in every situation in every way. May the Lord be with all of you.
Why am I so discouraged? Why do I feel so sad? I will hope in God; I will praise him because he is the one who saves me—
God, you are my God, I eagerly look for you. I am thirsty for you; all that I am longs for you in this dry, weary, waterless land.
May the God of hope completely fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you will overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit!
You will live happily, taught the ways of peace. Mountains and hills will celebrate, singing beside you; and all the trees will clap their hands!
Let every part of me praise the Lord; don't let me forget the wonderful things he's done for me.Praise the Lord, you angels, you powerful ones who do what he says, listening to what he tells you!Praise the Lord, you heavenly armies who serve him and carry out his will!Praise the Lord, everything in his creation, everyone under his rule, and let every part of me praise the Lord!He forgives my sins, and he heals all my diseases.He saves me from death; he honors me with trustworthy love and mercy. He fills my life with all that's good; he makes me young again, strong as an eagle.
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, for it is unshakeable and endures forever.
May the peace of Christ direct your thinking, because you were called to this by God who makes you one, and thank God for it!
May the God of peace himself make you completely holy, and may your whole being—body, mind and spirit—be kept blameless for when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
For the Lord God is our sun and shield, and he gives us grace and honor. The Lord doesn't hold back anything good from those who do right.
The Lord is my light and my salvation! How could anyone scare me? The Lord is my life's fortress! How could anyone terrify me?
When you walk through the water, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they won't flood over you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you on fire.
Christ is our peace. Through his body he made the two into one, and broke down the separating wall of hostility that divided us,
For you are the one who helps me; I sing happily from under your wings.I hold on to you; your strong arms lift me up.
Don't love money; be content with what you have. God himself has said, “I'll never let you down; I'll never give up on you.”That's why we can confidently say, “The Lord is the one who helps me, so I won't be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”
God, please hear my cry for help; please listen to my prayer.From this distant place, far from home, I cry out to you as my courage fails. Take me to a rock high above me where I will be safe,
I lie down to sleep, and in the morning I wake up because the Lord takes care of me. I'm not afraid of tens of thousands who surround me, people who are against me.
Where there is love there can be no fear. God loves us completely, and this love drives all our fears away. If we do fear, it's because we fear being punished, and this shows that we have not been fully remade by the completeness of God's love.
My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me.I give them eternal life; they shall never be lost, and no one can snatch them from me.
Examine me carefully, God, so you can be sure of my true feelings. Check me out so you can know what I really think.Please show me if I'm following any kind of idol, and lead me along the path of eternal life.
But when I'm afraid, I trust in you.I thank God for his promises. I trust in God, so why should I be fearful? What can mere human beings do to me?
Look! God is my salvation! I will trust in him and I won't be afraid! For the Lord is my strength and song, and he has saved me!”
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, those whom he has called to be part of his plan.
Now that we have been made right by God by trusting in him, we have peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Each one will be like a shelter from the wind, like a protection from the storm, like rivers of water in the dry desert, like the shade of a large rock in a sun-baked land.
The Lord God helps me, so I haven't been disgraced. That's why I'm so determined, setting my face hard as stone, knowing I won't be humiliated.
That's why I'm telling you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about what to eat, or what to drink, or what clothes to put on. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothes?Look at the birds—they don't sow or reap or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they are?Who of you by worrying can add a minute to your life?
I tell myself, If only God would give me wings like a dove so I could fly away and be at peace!
God, how priceless is your trustworthy love! Everyone can find protection under the shelter of your wings.They gain strength from the wonderful food you provide in your house; you give them drink from your refreshing river.
Really? Can a mother forget her nursing baby? Can she forget to be kind to the child she carried in her womb? Even if she could forget, I will never forget you!Look at your names I've written on the palms of my hands! I'm always thinking about your walls.
I'm absolutely convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor devils, neither the present nor the future, nor powers,neither height nor depth, in fact nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Only in God do I find peace; my hope comes from him.He is the one who protects me and saves me; he keeps me safe so I will not be in danger.
So let us hold onto the hope we're telling others about, never hesitating, for God who promised is trustworthy.
The Lord is my strength and my shield. I trust in him and he helps me. I'm so happy, and I sing my thanks to him.
I'm the vine, you're the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce plenty of fruit—for apart from me you can't do anything.
For I the Lord will grab you by the hand and tell you, “Don't be afraid! I myself will help you.
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, who put their confidence in him.They are like trees planted by water, sending out roots toward the stream. They don't panic when it gets hot; their leaves are always green. They don't worry during a time of drought—they go on producing fruit.
Jesus spoke again to the people, telling them, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me you won't walk in darkness for you will have the life-giving light.”
Always be happy in the Lord—I repeat, Be happy!Everyone should know about your kindness. The Lord will soon be here.
I have wiped away your acts of rebellion as if they were like a cloud, your sins as if they were like the mist. Come back to me, for I have set you free.”
God's way is absolutely right. What the Lord says is trustworthy. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
Remain cheerful in the hope you have, put up with the troubles that come, keep on praying.
For his anger only lasts a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime. You may spend the night in tears, but happiness comes with the morning.
Do your best to live in peace with everybody, and look for holiness—if you don't have this you won't see the Lord.
for God's kingdom is not about eating and drinking, but about living right, having peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Praise be to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the compassionate Father and the God of all comfort.He comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those who are also in trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Those the Lord has set free will return, singing as they enter Jerusalem, wearing crowns of everlasting joy. They are overcome with thankfulness and happiness; sorrow and sadness simply disappear.
He calmed the storm, the waves were quiet.He has gathered them together from distant lands, from the east and the west, the north and the south. The sailors were so happy when it all calmed down, and he brought them to the harbor they wanted.
We can be confident that he will listen to us as long as we ask in accordance with his will.If we know that he hears our requests, we can be sure that we will receive what we've asked him for.
Everyone on earth, come to me and be saved, for I am God and there is no God apart from me.
So we should go confidently to God on his throne of grace so we can receive mercy, and discover grace to help us when we really need it.
The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to announce liberation to the captives, to set the prisoners free,I will happily celebrate in the Lord! My whole being will shout praises to my God. For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation, and has wrapped around me a robe of goodness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for the wedding, like a bride wearing her jewels.Just as the earth sends up shoots, and plants grow in a garden, so the Lord makes goodness and praise grow before all nations.to declare the year of the Lord's grace and the day of our God's punishment, to comfort those who mourn.The Lord will give to everyone who mourns in Zion a crown instead of ashes on their head, the oil of happiness instead of mourning, clothes of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of integrity, planted by the Lord to reveal his glory.
When troubles come he will protect me and keep me safe, hiding me in his house, as secure as if he'd placed me on a high rock.
You were not given a spirit to enslave and terrify you once more. No, what you received was the spirit that makes you children in God's family. Now we can shout out, “God is our Father!”
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God the Father (who through his grace gave us eternal confidence and a trustworthy hope),encourage you and strengthen you so you can say and do everything that is good.
This hope is our spiritual anchor—it's both certain and reliable, and it takes us past the curtain to the presence of God.
Though the mountains cease to exist and the hills disappear, yet my trustworthy love for you won't cease to exist and my agreement of peace won't disappear, says the Lord, who shows you kindness.
I'm absolutely sure that God who began this good work in you will continue working and bring it to a successful conclusion when Jesus Christ returns.
One day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I'd rather stand as a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live comfortably in the homes of the wicked.
But may all those who trust in you be happy—may they sing for joy forever. May you spread your protection over them so that everyone who loves your character may celebrate.
He will be your constant support throughout your lives an abundant source of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. Reverence for the Lord is what makes Zion rich.
For it's God who is working within you, creating the will and the ability to do what he wants you to do.
Remember: “Those who want to love life, and to see good days, must refrain from speaking evil, and not tell lies.Turn away from evil and do good; search for peace—run after it!
Now may the God of peace who raised our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, from the dead, with the blood of an eternal agreement—may he provide you with all that is good so you can do his will. May he work in us, doing everything that pleases him, through Jesus Christ—glory to him forever and ever. Amen.
In the same way that the mountains surround Jerusalem, the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.
So we don't give up. Even though our physical bodies are falling apart, our inner selves are being renewed daily.These trivial troubles we have only last for a little while, but they produce for us an ever-increasing degree of glory.We don't concern ourselves with what can be seen, for we look forward to what can't be seen. What we see is temporary, but what we can't see is eternal.
The Lord is close beside those who are broken-hearted; he saves those whose spirits are crushed.
My people, always trust in him. Pour out all your thoughts to him, for he is the one who looks after us. Selah.
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to become angry, full of trustworthy love and faithfulness.
The wage sin pays is death, but God's free gift is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
That's why we continue to pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of what he's called us to do. May God powerfully fulfill every desire you have to do good and every action that comes from trusting himso that the name of our Lord Jesus may be honored by what you do—and in turn you are honored by him through the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Don't think you're wise—respect God and avoid evil.Then you will be healed and made strong.
But now this is what the Lord says to Jacob, the one who created you; to Israel, the one who formed you: “Don't be afraid! I have saved you! I have called you by name; you are mine!
Your trustworthy love is better than life itself; I will praise you.I will thank you as long as I live; I lift up my hands as I celebrate your wonderful character.
But our homeland is heaven, and we're waiting for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from there too.He will re-create our defective human bodies so that they will be made like his glorious body using the power by which he brings everything under his control.
God is trustworthy who called you to share together in fellowship with his son Jesus Christ our Lord.
If we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord—so whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
I'm absolutely certain that your goodness and trustworthy love will be with me all through my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through his great mercy we have been born again and given a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.This inheritance is eternal, it never spoils or fades, and it is kept safe in heaven for you.Through your trust in him, God will protect you by his power until salvation arrives—the salvation that is ready to be revealed at the last day.
May the God of peace himself make you completely holy, and may your whole being—body, mind and spirit—be kept blameless for when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.The one who calls you is trustworthy, and he will do this.
For God loved the world, and this is how: he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who trusts in him shouldn't die, but have eternal life.
Show me your ways, Lord; teach me to follow your paths.Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation. All day long I put my trust in you.
asking him that out of his wealth of glory he may strengthen you in your innermost being with power through his Spirit.May Christ live in you as you trust in him, so that as you are planted deep in love,you may have the power to comprehend with all God's people the breadth and length and height and depth of Christ's love.May you know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you're made full and complete by the fullness of God.