18 Bible Verses about God Giving Rest
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And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow and from thy fear and from the hard bondage in which thou wast made to serve,
Blessed be the LORD that has given rest unto his people Israel according to all that he had said; not one word has failed of all his good word, which he spoke by the hand of Moses, his slave.
Return unto thy rest, O my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with thee.
To whom he said, This is the rest with which ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to have a fold, saith the Lord GOD.
Let us, therefore, fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a while; for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Thus hath the LORD said, Stand ye in the ways and see and ask for the old paths, where the good way is and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel has said; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
(For we who have believed do enter into the rest) as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
The Spirit of the LORD pastored them as a beast that goes down into the valley; so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
For if Jesus had given them rest, then he would not afterward have spoken of another day.
Now, therefore, arise, O LORD God, to inhabit thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength; let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation and let thy merciful ones rejoice in goodness.
For David said, The LORD God of Israel has given rest unto his people, and he shall dwell in Jerusalem for ever.
