150 Verses to find peace in silence and loneliness

Be still, and know that I am Elohim; I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth!

For thus said the Master יהוה, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl, “In returning and rest you are saved, in stillness and trust is your strength.” But you would not,

“Come to Me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I shall give you rest.“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you shall find rest for your beingsand said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”“For My yoke is gentle and My burden is light.”

My being finds rest in Elohim alone; From Him is my deliverance.Do not trust in oppression. And do not become vain in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.Elohim has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That strength belongs to Elohim.And loving-commitment is Yours, O יהוה; For You reward each one according to his work.He alone is my rock and my deliverance, my strong tower; I am not greatly shaken.

יהוה is good to those waiting for Him, To the being who seeks Him.It is good – both to wait and to be silent, For the deliverance of יהוה.

The work of righteousness shall be peace, and the service of righteousness be rest and safety forever.And My people shall dwell in a home of peace, and in safe dwellings, and in undisturbed resting places,

Dalet Rest in יהוה, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man doing wicked devices.

יהוה does fight for you, and you keep silent.

I lie down in peace altogether, and sleep; For You alone, O יהוה, make me dwell in safety.

“The one steadfast of mind You guard in perfect peace, for he trusts in You.

“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 heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Do not worry at all, but in every matter, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to Elohim.And the peace of Elohim, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds through Messiah יהושע.

He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters.He turns back my being; He leads me in paths of righteousness For His Name’s sake.

Have I not calmed, and kept my being silent, Like one weaned by its mother? My being is like one weaned.

And He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before יהוה.” And see, יהוה passed by, and a great and strong wind tearing the mountains and breaking the rocks in pieces before יהוה – יהוה was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake – יהוה was not in the earthquake,and after the earthquake a fire – יהוה was not in the fire, and after the fire a still small voice.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, Who abides under the shadow of the Almighty,

but those who wait on יהוה renew their strength, they raise up the wing like eagles, they run and are not weary, they walk and do not faint.

One matter I asked of יהוה – this I seek: To dwell in the House of יהוה All the days of my life, To see the pleasantness of יהוה, And to inquire in His Hĕḵal.For in the day of evil He hides me in His booth; In the covering of His Tent He hides me; On a rock He raises me up.

When you lie down, you need not be afraid. And you shall lie down and your sleep shall be sweet.

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 look around, for I am your Elohim. I shall fortify you, I shall also help you, I shall also uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.’

casting all your worry upon Him, for He is concerned about you.

Cast your burden on יהוה, And let Him sustain you; He never allows the righteous to be shaken.

But you, when you pray, go into your room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a lonely place and rest a little” – for there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

But He was often withdrawing Himself to lonely places and praying.

Teach me, and I shall be silent. And show me where I have gone astray.

Great peace have those loving Your Torah, And for them there is no stumbling-block.

“For with joy you go out, and with peace you are brought in – the mountains and the hills break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field clap the hands.

For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.

Dalet Show me Your ways, O יהוה; Teach me Your paths.Hĕ Lead me in Your truth (Waw) and teach me, For You are the Elohim of my deliverance; On You I wait all the day.

And you shall seek Me, and shall find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

I meditate on Your orders, And regard Your ways.Those who pursue mischief have drawn near; They have been far from Your Torah.You are near, O יהוה, And all Your commands are truth.Of old I have known Your witnesses, That You have founded them forever.Rĕsh See my affliction and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your Torah.Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.Deliverance is far from the wrong ones, For they have not sought Your laws.Your compassions are many, O יהוה; Revive me according to Your right-rulings.My persecutors and adversaries are many; I have not turned aside from Your witnesses.I saw traitors and was grieved, Because they did not guard Your word.See how I have loved Your orders, יהוה, revive me according to Your loving-commitment.I delight myself in Your laws; I do not forget Your word.

The Master יהוה has given Me the tongue of taught ones, that I should know to help the weary with a word. He wakes Me morning by morning, he wakes My ear to hear as taught ones.

Elohim is our refuge and strength, A help in distress, soon found.Be still, and know that I am Elohim; I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth!יהוה of hosts is with us; The Elohim of Ya‛aqoḇ is our refuge. Selah.Therefore we do not fear, Though the earth reels And mountains topple into the heart of the seas.

The Name of יהוה is a strong tower; The righteous run into it and are safe.

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

For Elohim is not Elohim of disorder but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the set-apart ones.

“See, Ěl is my deliverance, I trust and am not afraid. For Yah, יהוה, is my strength and my song; and He has become my deliverance.”

And the Elohim of expectation fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you overflow with expectation by the power of the Set-apart Spirit.

He caused the storm to be still, So that its waves were silent.And gathered out of the lands, From east and from west, From north and from south.And they rejoice because they are hushed; And He leads them to the haven of their delight.

Sameḵ Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

For He is our peace, who has made both one, and having broken down the partition of the barrier,

יהוה gives strength to His people; יהוה blesses His people with peace.

And the Master of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Master be with you all.

For the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is righteous, whatever is clean, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report, if there is any uprightness and if there is any praise – think on these.

Let your way of life be without the love of silver, and be satisfied with what you have. For He Himself has said, “I shall never leave you nor forsake you,”so that we boldly say, “יהוה is my helper, I shall not fear what man shall do to me.”

When a man’s ways please יהוה, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

If possible, on your part, be at peace with all men.

You are my hiding place; You preserve me from distress; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

O יהוה, You establish peace for us, for You have also done all our works in us.

Let me hear what Ěl יהוה speaks, For He speaks peace to His people And to His lovingly-committed ones; And let them not turn again to folly.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, because they shall be called sons of Elohim.

Blessed is the man You discipline, O Yah, And instruct out of Your Torah,To give him rest from the days of evil, Until the pit is dug for the wrong.

he enters into peace. They who walk in integrity rest on their beds.

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

And I said, “Who would give me wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.

Say to those with anxious heart, “Be strong, do not fear! See, your Elohim comes with vengeance, with the recompense of Elohim. He is coming to save you.”

Tsadi The righteous cried out, and יהוה heard, And delivered them out of all their distresses.

From the end of the earth I call unto You, When my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.For You have been my refuge, A strong tower in the face of the enemy.Let me dwell in Your Tent forever, Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might He increases strength.

“For I shall fill the weary being, and I shall replenish every grieved being.”

This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.

Blessed be the Elohim and Father of our Master יהושע Messiah, the Father of compassion and Elohim of all comfort,who is comforting us in all our pressure, enabling us to comfort those who are in every pressure, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by Elohim.

He heals the broken-hearted And binds up their wounds.

“These words I have spoken to you, that in Me you might have peace. In the world you have pressure, but take courage, I have overcome the world.”

When anxiety was great within me, Your comforts delighted my being.

“When you pass through the waters, I am with you; and through rivers, they do not overflow you. When you walk through fire, you are not scorched, and a flame does not burn you.

When 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.

“For יהוה shall comfort Tsiyon, He shall comfort all her waste places. For He makes her wilderness like Ěḏen, and her desert like the garden of יהוה. Joy and gladness are found in it, thanksgiving and the voice of song.

“Comfort, comfort My people!” says your Elohim.See, the Master יהוה comes with strength, and His arm rules for Him. See, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.He feeds His flock like a shepherd, He gathers the lambs with His arm, and carries them in His bosom, gently leading those who are with young.Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and measured the heavens with a span, and contained the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?Who has meted out the Spirit of יהוה, or as His counsellor taught Him?With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of right-ruling? Who taught Him knowledge, and showed Him the way of understanding?See, nations are as a drop in a bucket, and are reckoned as dust on the balance. See, He lifts up isles as fine dust.And Leḇanon is not enough to burn, nor its beasts enough for an ascending offering.All nations before Him are as a non-entity, and they are reckoned by Him as less than a speck, and emptiness.And to whom would you liken Ěl? And what likeness would you compare to Him?The workman moulds a graven image, and the goldsmith overspreads it with gold, and the silversmith casts silver chains.“Speak to the heart of Yerushalayim, and cry out to her, that her hard service is completed, that her crookedness is pardoned, that she has received from the hand of יהוה double for all her sins.”

Do not, then, lose your boldness, which has great reward.For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the desire of Elohim, you receive the promise:

“Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground without your Father.Philip and Bartholomi; T’oma and Mattithyahu the tax collector; Ya‛aqoḇ the son of Alphai, and Laḇai whose last name was Taddai;“And even the hairs of your head are all numbered.“So do not fear, you are worth more than many sparrows.

And you shall draw water with joy from the fountains of deliverance.

Dalet I sought יהוה, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

Please let Your loving-commitment be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.

A healthy heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

“For though the mountains be removed and the hills be shaken, My loving-commitment is not removed from you, nor is My covenant of peace shaken,” said יהוה, who has compassion on you.

When I said, “My foot has slipped,” Your loving-commitment, O יהוה, supported me.When anxiety was great within me, Your comforts delighted my being.

“For I, יהוה your Elohim, am strengthening your right hand, saying to you, ‘Do not fear, I shall help you.’

And it is יהוה who is going before you, He Himself is with you. He does not fail you nor forsake you. Do not fear nor be discouraged.

יהושע Messiah is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

What then shall we say to this? If Elohim is for us, who is against us?

I, I laid down and slept; I awoke, for יהוה sustained me.

He is saying of יהוה, “My refuge and my stronghold, My Elohim, in whom I trust!”

“As one whom his mother comforts, so I comfort you. And in Yerushalayim you are comforted.”

Sing, O heavens, rejoice, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For יהוה shall comfort His people and have compassion on His afflicted ones.

teaching them to guard all that I have commanded you. And see, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” Amĕn.

being persuaded of this, that He who has begun a good work in you shall perfect it until the day of יהושע Messiah.

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, nor be discouraged, for יהוה your Elohim is with you wherever you go.”

“Do not fear, you worm Ya‛aqoḇ, you men of Yisra’ĕl! I shall help you,” declares יהוה and your Redeemer, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl.

Therefore, having been declared right by belief, we have peace with Elohim through our Master יהושע Messiah,

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

So then, those who suffer according to the desire of Elohim should commit their lives to a trustworthy Creator, in doing good.

No trial has overtaken you except such as is common to man, and Elohim is trustworthy, who shall not allow you to be tried beyond what you are able, but with the trial shall also make the way of escape, enabling you to bear it.

being hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; being perplexed, but not in despair;being persecuted, but not forsaken; being thrown down, but not destroyed;

In the day I am afraid, I trust in You.

rejoicing in the expectancy, enduring under pressure, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

יהוה is my rock and my stronghold and my deliverer; My Ěl is my rock, I take refuge in Him; My shield and the horn of my deliverance, my high tower.

My being, find rest in Elohim alone, Because my expectation is from Him.He alone is my rock and my deliverance, my strong tower; I am not shaken.

“Then יהוה would guide you continually, and satisfy your being in drought, and strengthen your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

יהוה of hosts is with us; The Elohim of Ya‛aqoḇ is our refuge. Selah.

Distress and anguish have found me; Your commands are my delight.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of Elohim in Messiah יהושע.

“The Ěl – His way is perfect; The Word of יהוה is proven; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Every Word of Eloah is tried; He is a shield to those taking refuge in Him.

“Let not your heart be troubled. Believe in Elohim, believe also in Me.

And the Elohim of endurance and encouragement give you to be of the same mind toward one another, according to Messiah יהושע,

Let us hold fast the confession of our expectation without yielding, for He who promised is trustworthy.

The Ěl – His way is perfect; The Word of יהוה is proven; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Mem The steps of a man are ordered by יהוה, And He delights in his way.Though he falls, he is not cast down, For יהוה is supporting his hand.

Also, in the path of Your right-rulings, O יהוה, we have waited for You; the longing of our being is for Your Name and for the remembrance of You.My being longs for You in the night, also, my spirit within me seeks You earnestly. For when Your right-rulings are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world shall learn righteousness.

for it is Elohim who is working in you both to desire and to work for his good pleasure.

The Torah of יהוה is perfect, bringing back the being; The witness of יהוה is trustworthy, making wise the simple;The orders of יהוה are straight, rejoicing the heart; The command of יהוה is clear, enlightening the eyes;

I have set יהוה always before me; Because He is at my right hand I am not shaken.

But יהוה is my defence, And my Elohim the rock of my refuge,

Watch over your heart with all diligence, For out of it are the sources of life.

Yod He guides the meek ones in right-ruling, And He teaches the meek ones His way.

“And whatever you ask in My Name, that I shall do, in order that the Father might be esteemed in the Son.“If you ask whatever in My Name, I shall do it.

יהוה appeared to me from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore I shall draw you with loving-commitment.

in whom we have boldness and access, with reliance, through belief in Him.

for we walk by belief, not by sight

“Do not remember the former events, nor consider the events of old.“See, I am doing what is new, let it now spring forth. Do you not know it? I am even making a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Hĕ They looked to Him and were lightened, Waw And their faces were not ashamed.

“Do not, then, worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow shall have its own worries. Each day has enough evil of itself.

Seek יהוה while He is to be found, call on Him while He is near.

But as it has been written, “Eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, nor have entered into the heart of man what Elohim has prepared for those who love Him.”

looking to the Prince and Perfecter of our belief, יהושע, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the stake, having despised the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of Elohim.

יהוה is my strength, and my shield; My heart has trusted in Him, and I have been helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I thank Him.

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

“Let every valley be raised, and every mountain and hill made low. And the steep ground shall become level, and the rough places smooth.“And the esteem of יהוה shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see it. For the mouth of יהוה has spoken.”

“Do not fear, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign.

And not only this, but we also exult in pressures, knowing that pressure works endurance;and endurance, approvedness; and approvedness, expectation.

You show me the path of life; In Your presence is joy to satisfaction; At Your right hand are pleasures forever.

But seek first the reign of Elohim, and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

and your ears hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the Way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right, or whenever you turn to the left.

I call upon you, therefore, brothers, through the compassion of Elohim, to present your bodies a living offering – set-apart, well-pleasing to Elohim – your reasonable worship.In brotherly love, tenderly loving towards one another, in appreciation, giving preference to each other;not idle in duty, ardent in spirit, serving the Master;rejoicing in the expectancy, enduring under pressure, continuing steadfastly in prayer;imparting to the needs of the set-apart ones, pursuing kindness towards strangers.Bless those who persecute you – bless and do not curse.Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not be proud in mind, but go along with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is right in the sight of all men.If possible, on your part, be at peace with all men.Beloved, do not revenge yourselves, but give place to the wrath, for it has been written, “Vengeance is Mine, I shall repay,” says יהוה.And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you prove what is that good and well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.

“If you stay in Me, and My Words stay in you, you shall ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you.

For Elohim has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of self-control.

Hear my cry, O Elohim, Listen to my prayer.From the end of the earth I call unto You, When my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

My flesh and my heart shall waste away, But Elohim is the rock of my heart And my portion forever.

“Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loosen the tight cords of wrongness, to undo the bands of the yoke, to exempt the oppressed, and to break off every yoke?

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall set our hearts at rest before Him,

But in all this we are more than overcomers through Him who loved us.For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor messengers nor principalities nor powers, neither the present nor the future,nor height nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of Elohim which is in Messiah יהושע our Master.

יהוה is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.He does the desire of those who fear Him; And He hears their cry and saves them.

You are the light of the world. It is impossible for a city to be hidden on a mountain.“Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house.Let your light so shine before men, so that they see your good works and praise your Father who is in the heavens.

I lift up my eyes to the hills; Where does my help come from?My help comes from יהוה, Maker of the heavens and earth.