22 Bible Verses about Birthdays

The Lord bless you, and keep you [protect you, sustain you, and guard you];
The Lord make His face shine upon you [with favor],
And be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness];
The Lord lift up His countenance (face) upon you [with divine approval],
And give you peace [a tranquil heart and life].’

For by me (wisdom from God) your days will be multiplied,
And years of life shall be increased.

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes].

This [day in which God has saved me] is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Now thanks be to God for His indescribable gift [which is precious beyond words]!

You crown the year with Your bounty,
And Your paths overflow.

Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually].

“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A Warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were appointed for me,
When as yet there was not one of them [even taking shape].

Delight yourself in the Lord,
And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.

For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed,
Because His [tender] compassions never fail.

They are new every morning;
Great and beyond measure is Your faithfulness.

You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

May He grant you your heart’s desire
And fulfill all your plans.

So teach us to number our days,
That we may cultivate and bring to You a heart of wisdom.

“Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him;
The number of His years is unsearchable.

Now on the third day, [which was] the Pharaoh’s birthday, he [released the two men from prison and] made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker [that is, presented them in public] among his servants.

But an opportune time [finally] came [for Herodias]. Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his officials (nobles, courtiers) and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

“Lord, let me know my [life’s] end
And [to appreciate] the extent of my days;
Let me know how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].

“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,
And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.

After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

Cursed be the day on which I was born;
Do not bless the day on which my mother gave birth to me!