150 Verses to find peace in silence and loneliness

“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

For thus Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your might.” But you were not willing,

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, 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 shall we look for someone else?” For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Surely my soul waits in silence for God; From Him is my salvation. Do not trust in oppression And do not put vain hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them. ¶Once God has spoken; Twice I have heard this: That strength belongs to God; And that to You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness, For You repay a man according to his work. Surely He is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

Yahweh is good to those who hope in Him, To the soul who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of Yahweh.

And the work of righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and security forever. Then my people will live in a peaceful abode, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places;

¶Be still in Yahweh and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out schemes of wickedness.

Yahweh will fight for you, and you will keep silent.”

In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Yahweh, make me to abide in safety.

“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace Because he trusts in You.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

So He said, “Go forth and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” And behold, Yahweh was passing by! And a great and strong wind was tearing up the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake. Then after the earthquake a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a thin gentle whisper.

He who abides in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Yet those who hope in Yahweh Will gain new power; They will mount up with wings like eagles; They will run and not get tired; They will walk and not become weary.

¶One thing I have asked from Yahweh, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Yahweh And to inquire in His temple. For in the day of calamity He will conceal me in His shelter; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.

When you lie down, you will not be in dread; You will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.

¶When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,

‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will make you mighty, surely I will help you; Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

¶Cast your burden upon Yahweh and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)

But He Himself would often slip away to the desolate regions and pray.

¶“Instruct me, and I will be silent; And cause me to understand how I have erred.

Those who love Your law have much peace, And nothing causes them to stumble.

“For you will go out with gladness And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

¶Make me know Your ways, O Yahweh; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; In You I hope all the day.

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

I will muse upon Your precepts And look upon Your ways. Near are those who pursue wickedness; They are far from Your law. Near are You, O Yahweh, And all Your commandments are truth. Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. ¶See my affliction and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law. Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word. Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes. Many are Your compassions, O Yahweh; Revive me according to Your judgments. Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies. I see the treacherous and loathe them, Those who do not keep Your word. See how I love Your precepts; O Yahweh, revive me according to Your lovingkindness. I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word.

¶Lord Yahweh has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Yahweh of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains shake into the heart of the sea;

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is set securely on high.

You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.

for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not dread; For Yah—Yahweh Himself—is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.”

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

He caused the storm to stand still, So that its waves were hushed. And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He led them to their desired haven.

Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition

Yahweh will give strength to His people; Yahweh will bless His people with peace.

Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually give you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is dignified, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, consider these things.

Make sure that your way of life is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?”

When a man’s ways are pleasing to Yahweh, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

if possible, so far as it depends on you, being at peace with all men,

You are my hiding place; You guard me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Yahweh, You will establish peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works.

¶Let me hear what the God, Yahweh, will speak; For He will speak peace to His people, to His holy ones; But let them not turn back to folly.

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

¶Blessed is the man whom You discipline, O Yah, And whom You teach out of Your law; That You may grant him calm from the days of calamity, Until a pit is dug for the wicked.

He enters into peace; They rest in their beds, Each one who walked in his upright way.

For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.

I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.

Say to those with an anxious heart, “Be strong, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.”

The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears And delivers them out of all their troubles.

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. For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength before the enemy. Let me sojourn in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

He gives power to the weary, And to him who lacks vigor He increases might.

For I satisfy the weary soul and fill up every soul who wastes away.”

This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me.

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 will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

He is the One who heals the brokenhearted And who binds up their wounds,

These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.

¶Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Indeed, Yahweh will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places. And her wilderness He will make like Eden, And her desert like the garden of Yahweh; Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.

“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God. Behold, Lord Yahweh will come with strength, With His arm ruling for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him And His recompense before Him. Like a shepherd He will shepherd His flock; In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes. ¶Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And encompassed the heavens by the span, And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales? Who has encompassed the Spirit of Yahweh, Or as His counselor has informed Him? With whom did He take counsel and who gave Him understanding? And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge And made Him know the way of understanding? Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are counted as a speck of dust on the scales; Behold, He lifts up the coastlands like fine dust. Even Lebanon is not enough to burn, Nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering. All the nations are as nothing before Him; They are counted by Him as non-existent and utterly formless. ¶To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him? As for the graven images, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver. “Speak to the heart of Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has been fulfilled, That her iniquity has been removed, That she has received from the hand of Yahweh Double for all her sins.”

Therefore, do not throw away that confidence of yours, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation.

¶I inquired of Yahweh, and He answered me, And delivered me from all that I dread.

Oh may Your lovingkindness comfort me, According to Your word to Your slave.

A tranquil heart is life to the body, But jealousy is rottenness to the bones.

“For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says Yahweh who has compassion on you.

If I should say, “My foot has stumbled,” Your lovingkindness, O Yahweh, will hold me up. When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul.

“For I am Yahweh your God, who strongly takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’

And Yahweh is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

I lay down and slept; I awoke, for Yahweh sustains me.

I will say to Yahweh, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!”

“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”

Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth! Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains! For Yahweh has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted.

teaching them to keep all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be in dread or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

“Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares Yahweh, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

¶Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

Therefore, those also who suffer according to the will of God must entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing good.

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man, but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

in every way afflicted, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;

When I am afraid, I will trust in You.

rejoicing in hope, persevering in affliction, being devoted to prayer,

Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

¶Surely wait in silence for God, O my soul, For my hope is from Him. Surely He is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

“And Yahweh will continually guide you, And satisfy your soul in scorched places, And fortify your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

Yahweh of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

Trouble and anguish have found me, Yet Your commandments are my delight.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

“As for God, His way is blameless; The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

¶Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.

Now may the God of perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

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

¶As for God, His way is blameless; The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

¶The footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh, And He delights in his way. When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because Yahweh is the One who sustains his hand.

Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Yahweh, We have hoped for You eagerly; Your name—the memory of You—is the desire of our souls. At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You earnestly; For when the earth experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

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

¶The law of Yahweh is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of Yahweh is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of Yahweh are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of Yahweh is pure, enlightening the eyes.

I have set Yahweh continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

But Yahweh has been my stronghold, And my God the rock of my refuge.

Guard your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.

May He lead the humble in justice, And may He teach the humble His way.

Whatever you ask in My name, this will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.

Yahweh appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.

in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

for we walk by faith, not by sight—

“Do not remember the former things, Nor carefully consider things of the past. “Behold, I will do something new; Now it will spring forth; Will you not know it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the wasteland.

They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces will never be humiliated.

“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

¶Seek Yahweh while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.

But just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have not entered the heart of man, All that God has prepared for those who love Him.”

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Yahweh is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him.

“ Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

“Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; Then the glory of Yahweh will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”

Do not fear, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

And your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.

Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. being devoted to one another in brotherly love, giving preference to one another in honor, not lagging behind in diligence, being fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, persevering in affliction, being devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep, by being of the same mind toward one another, not being haughty in mind, but associating with the humble. Do not be wise in your own mind. Never paying back evil for evil to anyone, respecting what is good in the sight of all men, if possible, so far as it depends on you, being at peace with all men, never taking your own revenge, beloved—instead leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and self-discipline.

Hear my cry of lamentation, O God; Give heed 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.

My flesh and my heart fail, But God is the rock of my heart and my portion forever.

“Is this not the fast which I choose, To loosen the bonds of wickedness, To release the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free And break every yoke?

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. And by this we will know that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him

But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 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 any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Yahweh is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. He will work out the desire of those who fear Him; He will hear their cry for help and He will save them.

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.