37 Bible Verses about Rest, Spiritual

You, O Jehovah, are seated as King forever. The seat of your power is eternal. Why have we gone from your memory forever? Why have you turned away from us for so long? Make us come back to you, O Jehovah, and let us be restored. Make our days new again as in the past.read more.
But you have rejected us. You are full of wrath against us!

My heart is in turmoil within me. The terrors of death have seized me. Fear and trembling have overcome me. Horror has overwhelmed me. I said: If only I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find rest.read more.
I would run far away. I would stay in the desert. I would hurry to a place of refuge from the raging wind and storm.

Jehovah is good to those who are waiting for him, to the person seeking him. It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of Jehovah.

They should be made for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

Come unto me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me. I am meek (mild) and humble in heart. You will have a restful life, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

Jehovah replied: I will go with you and give you peace.

He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters.

Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and establish a willing spirit in me.

([Psalm of David]) I wait silently for my God. My salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken.

He who lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to Jehovah: You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust. He is the one who will rescue you from the bird hunter's trap (fowler's snare) and from deadly plagues.read more.
He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge. His truth is your shield and armor. You will not be afraid of the terror of the night and arrows that fly during the day, plagues that roam the dark, epidemics that strike at noon. They will not come near you, even though a thousand may fall dead beside you or ten thousand at your right side. You only have to look with your eyes to see the punishment of wicked people. You, O Jehovah, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your home. No harm will come to you. No sickness will come near your house. He will put his angels in charge of you to protect you in all your ways. They will carry you in their hands so that you never strike your foot against a rock. You will step on lions and cobras. You will trample underfoot young lions and snakes.

You will keep the steadfast mind in perfect peace, because he trusts (hopes) in you. Trust in Jehovah forever, for Jah, Jehovah, is the Rock eternal.

Peace I leave with you! My peace I give to you. I do not give as the world gives to you. Do not let your heart be troubled or full of fear.

We are justified (acquitted) (made righteous) by faith. And we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

And all things are reconciled through him. He made peace through the blood of his atonement (of the stake). He reconciles all things, whether things upon the earth, or things in heaven.

There remains then a Sabbath rest for the people of God. He who enters into his rest also rests from his own works, just as God did from his. Let us do our utmost to enter into that rest. Let no one fall into the same pattern of disobedience by not obeying the word.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water. It yields its fruit in season and its leaves do not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

Surrender to Jehovah and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with an evildoer who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.

I will be at peace again because Jehovah has been good to you.

Those who love your law have abundant peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.

They who trust in Jehovah are like Mount Zion. It is not shaken, but remains forever.

([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah, my heart is not proud, my eyes are not haughty. I do not involve myself in great matters. I do not get involved in things too difficult for me. Surely I am composed and quiet. I am like a weaned child who rests against his mother. Inside of me I am like a weaned child. O Israel, hope in Jehovah from this time and forever.

Fear of man brings a snare (trap). He who trusts in Jehovah will be safe.

The Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, says: Return to me and be saved. You can have rest. You can be strong by being quiet and by trusting me. But you do not want that!

An act of righteousness will bring about peace and security forever. My people will live in a peaceful place, in safe homes and quiet places of rest.

Jehovah will continually guide you. He will satisfy your desire in scorched places and give strength to your bones. You will be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

Jehovah says: Stand by the way [of life] and see and ask for the ancient paths. Walk in the good way and you will find rest. But you said: We will not walk in it!

Blessed is the man who trusts in Jehovah, whose refuge and security (confidence and hope) is Jehovah. For he will be like a tree planted by the water. It extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes. Its leaves will be green. It will not be anxious in a year of drought nor cease to yield fruit.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me.

The mind of sinful flesh (fleshly thought) means death; but the mind influenced by the Spirit gives life and peace.

Let your appearance be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit. This is of great value in the sight of God.

This is not so for the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand (be upright) in the judgment. The sinners will not stand (endure) in the assembly of the righteous.

The wicked sees this and becomes angry. He angrily grits his teeth and disappears. The hope of the wicked will perish (be destroyed).

There is no peace for the wicked, says Jehovah.

But the wicked are like the troubled and restless sea, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. My God has said: There is no peace for the wicked.

He said: This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest, and, this is the refreshing. Yet they would not listen.