Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you
Synonyms for Rest: relaxation, ease, leisure, respite, repose, tranquillity – UK, downtime, idleness, serenity, inactivity, placidity, refreshment, relief, unwinding, calmness, lull, and recreation
Genesis 2:2 (ESV)
And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
Psalms 91:1-2 (ESV)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalms 94:12-13 (ESV)
Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, 13. to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
Psalms 116:7 (ESV)
Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
Psalms 132:8 (ESV)
Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
Proverbs 14:33 (ESV)
Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
Proverbs 19:23 (ESV)
The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.
Proverbs 24:33-34 (ESV)
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34. and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
Proverbs 29:17 (ESV)
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV)
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29. 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. 30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 12:43 (ESV)
“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none.
1 Corinthians 2:4-5 (ESV)
and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5. so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Hebrews 4:9-11 (ESV)
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10. for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. 11. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.
1 Peter 4:14 (ESV)
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
1 John 3:19-21 (ESV)
By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20. for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
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