18 Bible Verses about God Giving Rest

And the Lord said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."

When the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and anxiety, and from the hard labor which you were made to perform,

"The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled!

Rest once more, my soul, for the Lord has vindicated you.

In the past he said to them, "This is where security can be found. Provide security for the one who is exhausted! This is where rest can be found." But they refused to listen.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

I myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the sovereign Lord.

Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

He said to them, "Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while" (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).

The Lord said to his people: "You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls." But they said, "We will not follow it!"

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: "If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.

For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" And yet God's works were accomplished from the foundation of the world.

Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God. For the one who enters God's rest has also rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.

Like an animal that goes down into a valley to graze, so the Spirit of the Lord granted them rest. In this way you guided your people, gaining for yourself an honored reputation.

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

Now ascend, O Lord God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength! May your priests, O Lord God, experience your deliverance! May your loyal followers rejoice in the prosperity you give!

For David said, "The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.