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 who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.and said to him, “Are you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?”For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Have no anxiety 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 passes all understanding, will keep 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 paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee.

In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O Lord, makest me dwell in safety.

Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty,no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.For he will give his angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways.On their hands they will bear you up, lest you 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.Because he cleaves to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will rescue him and honor him.With long life I will satisfy him, and show him my salvation.will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”

And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust for ever.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; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

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

but they 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.

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day.

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.Put no confidence in extortion, set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God;and that to thee, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For thou dost requite a man according to his work.He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly moved.

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.” And you would not,

O taste and see that the Lord is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!

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

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

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

Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in thy 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.

fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, 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, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

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

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

he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.

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, thou art my God, I seek thee, my soul thirsts for thee; my flesh faints for thee, as in a dry and weary land where no water is.

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

“For you shall go out in joy, and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his 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 for ever.

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 wholly; 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 leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by 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, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility,

for thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy.My soul clings to thee; thy right hand upholds me.

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

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never fail you nor forsake you.”Hence we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?”

Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer;from the end of the earth I call to thee, when my heart is faint. Lead thou 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 round about.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;and I give 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! Try me and know my thoughts!And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!

When I am afraid, I put my trust in thee.In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust without a fear. What can flesh do to me?

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”

We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.

He is not afraid of evil tidings; his heart is firm, trusting 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.

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

Thy 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 be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. 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 which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his 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 thy steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of thy wings.They feast on the abundance of thy house, and thou givest them drink from the river of thy delights.

“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.Behold, I have graven you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, 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 only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who 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. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

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

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

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

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

This is my comfort in my affliction that thy promise gives me life.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand.

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 those who take refuge in him.

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

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

Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

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

O Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us, thou hast wrought for us all our works.

Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me in the shadow of thy wings,

“Let not 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 God of all comfort,who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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

But the meek shall possess 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 confidence which 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 then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, 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 to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul 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 forth 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 grant to 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; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

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 upon 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 the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship. When we cry, “Abba! Father!”

Now may 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.

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

We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into 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.

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

And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

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

But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; and do thou defend them, that those who love thy name may exult in thee.

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

And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust for ever.

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

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

For “He that would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile;let him turn away from evil and do right; let him seek peace and pursue it.

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from this time forth and for evermore.

Some boast of chariots, and some of horses; but we boast of 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. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day.For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,because we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are 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 thou, O Lord, art 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, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power,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.

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.

For he satisfies him who is 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: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.

We love, because he first loved us.

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

But our commonwealth is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power which enables him even to subject all things to himself.

God is faithful, by whom 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 for ever.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,and to an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,who by God's power are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

For, “every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”

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

but thou art the same, and thy years have no end.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Make me to know thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.Lead me in thy truth, and teach me, for thou art the God of my salvation; for thee I wait all the day long.

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