150 Verses to find peace in silence and loneliness

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

Come to me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me: for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls.For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever.And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places;

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou only, LORD, makest me dwell in safety.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself as a child that is weaned by his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.For in the time of trouble he will hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle will he hide me; he will set me up upon a rock.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: but thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yes, I will help thee; yes, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand in what I have erred.

Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble.

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

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:

Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.For he that hath entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.)

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect to thy ways.I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth my ear to hear as the learned.

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Therefore will we not fear, though the earth shall be removed, and though the mountains shall be carried into the midst of the sea;

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

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

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

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

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves of the sea are still.Then are they glad because they are quiet; so he bringeth them to their desired haven.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.

Let your manner of life be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

If it is possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Thou art my hiding place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace to his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest.

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you.

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

From the end of the earth will I cry to thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath revived me.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation.Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble by the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

These things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye will have tribulation, but be of good cheer: I have overcome the world.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shades of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

For the LORD will comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry to her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received from the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word to thy servant.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul.

For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying to thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever.

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

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

Teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen.

Being confident of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ:

NUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.

Wherefore, let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as to a faithful Creator.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

In the time when I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing earnest in prayer;

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved.

And the LORD will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drouth, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield to them that put their trust in him.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one towards another according to Christ Jesus:

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised:

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.Though he should fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

Yes, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

For it is God who worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

But the LORD is my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

And whatever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

The LORD appeared of old to me, saying, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.

In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him,

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

They looked to him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

Therefore be not anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be solicitous for the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is its own evil.

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

The LORD is my strength, and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see it: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

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

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience;And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

And thy ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable, and perfect will of God.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye may ask what ye will, and it shall be done to you.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.From the end of the earth will I cry to thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

But in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,Nor hight, nor depth, nor any other creature, will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The LORD is nigh to all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a close vessel, but on a candlestick: and it giveth light to all that are in the house.Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

A Song of degrees. I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence cometh my help.My help cometh from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.