18 Bible Verses about God Giving Rest

And He said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”

And it will be in the day when the Lord gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and harsh service in which you have been enslaved,

“Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant.

Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

He who said to them, “Here is rest, give rest to the weary,”
And, “Here is repose,” but they would not listen.

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord God.

Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.

And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)

Thus says the Lord,
“Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is, and walk in it;
And you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

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.

For thus 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,

For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said,
“As I swore in My wrath,
They shall not enter My rest,”
although His works were finished from the foundation of the world.

So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.

As the cattle which go down into the valley,
The Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
So You led Your people,
To make for Yourself a glorious name.

For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.

“Now therefore arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might; let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation and let Your godly ones rejoice in what is good.

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