18 Bible Verses about God Giving Rest

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

When the LORD has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve,

"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 spoke by Moses his servant.

Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.

to whom he has said, "This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose"; yet they would not hear.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.

Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.

And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

Thus says the LORD: "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and 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 lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." But you were unwilling,

For we who have believed enter that rest, 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 then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.

Like livestock that 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, God would not have spoken of another day later on.

"And now arise, O LORD God, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. Let your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in your goodness.

For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.