18 Bible Verses about God Giving Rest

Then He replied, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

When the Lord gives you rest from your pain, torment, and the hard labor you were forced to do,

“May the Lord be praised! He has given rest to His people Israel according to all He has said. Not one of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses has failed.

Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.

He had said to them:
“This is the place of rest,
let the weary rest;
this is the place of repose.”
But they would not listen.

“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

I will tend My flock and let them lie down.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it.

He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

This is what the Lord says:

Stand by the roadways and look.
Ask about the ancient paths:
Which is the way to what is good?
Then take it
and find rest for yourselves.
But they protested, “We won’t!”

All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.

For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said:
“You will be delivered by returning and resting;
your strength will lie in quiet confidence.
But you are not willing.”

(for we who have believed enter the rest), in keeping with what He has said:

So I swore in My anger,
they will not enter My rest.

And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world,

Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people. For the person who has entered His rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from His.

Like cattle that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
You led Your people this way
to make a glorious name for Yourself.

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

Now therefore:

Arise, Lord God, come to Your resting place,
You and Your powerful ark.
May Your priests, Lord God, be clothed with salvation,
and may Your godly people rejoice in goodness.

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.