Stillness

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord of all the righteous acts of the Lord, which he did to you and to your fathers.

For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. — read the full passage →

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: — read the full passage →

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →