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150 Bible Verses for Rest and Peace
“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, 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 Coming One, or are we to look for someone else?”For My yoke is comfortable, and My burden is light.”
Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor fearful.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
The Lord is my shepherd, I will not be in need.He lets 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 the sake of His name.
“Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth.”
One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty.No evil will happen to you, Nor will any plague come near your tent. ¶For He will give His angels orders concerning you, To protect you in all your ways.On their hands they will lift you up, So that you do not strike your foot against a stone.You will walk upon the lion and cobra, You will trample the young lion and the serpent. ¶“Because he has loved Me, I will save him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.“I will satisfy him with a long life, And show him My salvation.”I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!”
¶Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they?And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span?
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.”
My soul waits in silence for God alone; From Him comes my salvation.Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly rely on robbery; If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.¶God has spoken once; Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God;And faithfulness is Yours, Lord, For You reward a person according to his work.He alone is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!
And the work of righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.
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.
¶Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; Do not get upset because of one who is successful in his way, Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom should I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom should I dread?
‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
For this is what the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength.” But you were not willing,
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all around.
¶When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely.
Make sure that your character 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 abandon you,”
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.”
“But whoever listens to me will live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
As for the things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
I will raise my eyes to the mountains; From where will my help come?My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
“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.
Those who trust in the Lord Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.For our heart rejoices in Him, Because we trust in His holy name.
My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.
Let the peace of Christ, to which you were indeed called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be thankful.
I have certainly soothed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child resting against his mother, My soul within me is like a weaned child.
For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my savior, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Then my people will live in a peaceful settlement, In secure dwellings, and in undisturbed resting places;
¶Blessed is the man whom You discipline, Lord, And whom You teach from Your Law,So that You may grant him relief from the days of adversity, Until a pit is dug for the wicked.
for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
¶I will hear what God the Lord will say; For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; And may they not turn back to foolishness.
“For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My favor will not be removed from you, Nor will My covenant of peace be shaken,” Says the Lord who has compassion on you.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, mend your ways, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Therefore let’s approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need.
I waited patiently for the Lord; And He reached down to me and heard my cry.I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.¶You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me. For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me. ¶Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me; Hurry, Lord, to help me.May those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; May those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. May those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; May those who love Your salvation continually say, “The Lord be exalted!”But I am afflicted and needy; May the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my savior; Do not delay, my God.He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud; And He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm.
Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The retribution of God will come, But He will save you.”
And the Lord is the One who is going ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not desert you or abandon you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed.”
“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may take refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and wall.¶You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day;
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will do it.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, 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 that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from the evil one.
In all their distress He was distressed, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time and forever.
For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is unsearchable.He gives strength to the weary, And to the one who lacks might He increases power.
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.
Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. For He Himself knows our form; He is mindful that we are nothing but dust.
This is the confidence which we have before 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 the requests which we have asked from Him.
God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water.They will be turned over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes. But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him will boast, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.So have I seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and glory.Because Your favor 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 in Your name.
teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
¶The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way.When he falls, he will not be hurled down, Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.
¶“I, I Myself, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you are afraid of mortal man, And of a son of man who is made like grass,
¶From my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and put me in an open space. The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to 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.
For You have been a stronghold for the helpless, A stronghold for the poor in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall.
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
“I have wiped out your wrongdoings like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and reliable and one which enters within the veil,
How precious is Your mercy, God! And the sons of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.
Lord, You will establish peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works.
But how are they to preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!”
Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.All that you do must be done in love.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
“For you will go out with joy And be led in peace; The mountains and the hills will break into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
But now, this is what the Lord says, He who is your Creator, Jacob, And He who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
You who have shown me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth. May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus,
He will not allow your foot to slip; He who watches over you will not slumber.Behold, He who watches over Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
¶As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is refined; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we instructed you,
For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?But if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
¶The Lord opens the eyes of those who are blind; The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.But it is due to Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,so that, just as it is written: “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,
And looking at them, Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
For this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I extend peace to her like a river, And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; And you will be nursed, you will be carried on the hip and rocked back and forth on the knees.
it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; May those who love Your salvation continually say, “The Lord be exalted!”
But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it, either.
¶But rejoice, all who take refuge in You, Sing for joy forever! And may You shelter them, That those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of armies will accomplish this.
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Are two sparrows not 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 even the hairs of your head are all counted.So do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.
And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;
“And the Lord will continually guide you, And satisfy your desire in scorched places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.