149 Bible verses about Calmness

“Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.”

“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?”For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.

Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace— in peace because they trust in you.

I will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety.

Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.

You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.You will tread on the lion and the adder, the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name.When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them.With long life I will satisfy them, and show them my salvation.will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”

The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.

Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices.

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today.

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.Put no confidence in extortion, and set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God,and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work.He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

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

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. But you refused

O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him.

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.

To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.

I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot.

I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!”

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

May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!

and they enter into peace; those who walk uprightly will rest on their couches.

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help

O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

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.

For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits—Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, obedient to his spoken word.Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will.Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.

May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The fear of the Lord is life indeed; filled with it one rests secure and suffers no harm.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord.

For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us.

for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”

Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.From the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I;

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.

My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts.See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me?

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.

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

They are not afraid of evil tidings; their hearts are firm, secure in the Lord.

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a covert from the tempest, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame;

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?

And I say, “O that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest;

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.

Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.

For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.”

Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”

This is my comfort in my distress, that your promise gives me life.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.

I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.

This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.

Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.

For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

O Lord, you will ordain peace for us, for indeed, all that we have done, you have done for us.

Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Guard me as the apple of the eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation,who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.

And this is the boldness we have in 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 obtained the requests made of him.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners;I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;to provide for those who mourn in Zion— to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.

For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock.

If you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!”

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

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain,

For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness.

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you.

he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion's treasure.

The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.

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

it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

For “Those who desire life and desire to see good days, let them keep their tongues from evil and their lips from speaking deceit;let them turn away from evil and do good; let them seek peace and pursue it.

Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,make you complete in everything good so that you may do his will, working among us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, from this time on and forevermore.

Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.

He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.

I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.

I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

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

Open my eyes, so that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.

To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith,so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.It will be a healing for your flesh and a refreshment for your body.

For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.

But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.

We love because he first loved us.

Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself.

God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.

but you are the same, and your years have no end.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.

I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit,and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth,and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.