Bible Verses about Rest

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• Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
  Matthew 11:28 hope encouragement weakness
• I wait quietly before God,
  for my victory comes from him.
  Psalm 62:1 salvation soul
• In peace I will lie down and sleep,
  for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.
  Psalm 4:8 safety peace
• This is what the Lord says:
  “Stop at the crossroads and look around.
  Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
  Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
  But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’”
  Jeremiah 6:16 soul goodness
• The Lord is my shepherd;
  I have all that I need.
  He lets me rest in green meadows;
  he leads me beside peaceful streams.
  Psalm 23:1-2 blessing dependence
• Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
  will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
  This I declare about the Lord:
  He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
  he is my God, and I trust him.
  Psalm 91:1-2 trust safety almighty
• So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world.
  Hebrews 4:9-10 sabbath work
• Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.
  Matthew 11:29-30 humility learning
• Taste and see that the Lord is good.
  Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
  Psalm 34:8 God blessing
• So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.
  Hebrews 4:11 sabbath obedience
• Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
  for my hope is in him.
  Psalm 62:5 soul hope
• The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.
  1 Peter 4:7 second coming end times prayer
• Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys and other livestock, and any foreigners living among you. All your male and female servants must rest as you do.
  Deuteronomy 5:12-14 sabbath