Be Still/Rest/Wait:
*Psalm 46:10 (NIRV) He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be honored among the nations. I will be honored in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10 (BBE) Be at peace in the knowledge that I am God: I will be lifted up among the nations, I will be honoured through all the earth.
Psalm 46:10 (GNT) “Stop fighting,” he says, “and know that I am God, supreme among the nations, supreme over the world.”
Psalm 46:10 (NAS) “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10 (NCV) God says, “Be quiet and know that I am God. I will be supreme over all the nations; I will be supreme in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10 (GW) Let go [of your concerns]! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth.
Psalm 46:10 (CJB) “Desist, and learn that I am God, supreme over the nations, supreme over the earth.”
*Ps 37:7(NLT) Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
Psalm 37:7 (CJB) Be still before ADONAI; wait patiently till he comes. Don’t be upset by those whose way succeeds because of their wicked plans.
Psalm 37:7 (GW) Surrender yourself to the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with [an evildoer] who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.
*1 Samuel 12:16 (CJB) “Now therefore, hold still; and see the great deed which ADONAI will perform before your very eyes.
1 Samuel 12:16 (LEB) So then take your stand again and see this great thing that Yahweh [is going to] do before your eyes.
1 Samuel 12:16 (BBE) Now keep where you are and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.
1 Samuel 12:16 (ASV) Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
1 Samuel 12:16 (GNT) So then, stand where you are, and you will see the great thing which the Lord is going to do.
*Exodus 14:13 (DBY) Fear not: stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day;
Exodus 14:13 (CJB) Stop being so fearful! Remain steady, and you will see how ADONAI is going to save you.
Exodus 14:13 (LXX) Be of good courage: stand and see the salvation which is from the Lord, which he will work for us this day;
Exodus 14:13 (NRS) Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today;
Exodus 14:13 (WYC) Do not ye dread, stand ye, and see the great works of God, which he shall do today;
*Exodus 14:14 (NIV) The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Exodus 14:14 (BBE) The Lord will make war for you, you have only to keep quiet.
Exodus 14:14 (NLT) The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
Exodus 14:14 (DBY) Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall be still.
Exodus 14:14 (NKJV) The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace
*Psalm 5:3 (BBE) My voice will come to you in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I send my prayer to you, and keep watch.
Psalm 5:3 (CJB) ADONAI, in the morning you will hear my voice; in the morning I lay my needs before you and wait expectantly.
Psalm 5:3 (GNT) you hear my voice in the morning; at sunrise I offer my prayer and wait for your answer.
*Psalm 38:15 (CJB) For it is in you, ADONAI, that I hope. You will answer, Adonai my God.
Psalm 38:15 (CSB) I put my hope in You, Lord; You will answer, Lord my God.
Psalm 38:15 (LEB) Rather for you I wait, O Yahweh. You will answer, O Lord my God.
Psalm 38:15 (YLT) Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.
*Psalm 130:5 (BBE) I am waiting for the Lord, my soul is waiting for him, and my hope is in his word.
Psalm 130:5 (CEB) I hope, LORD. My whole being hopes, and I wait for God’s promise.
Psalm 130:5 (CJB) I wait longingly for ADONAI; I put my hope in his word.
Psalm 130:5 (CSB) I wait for the Lord; I wait, and put my hope in His word.
Psalm 130:5 (GW) I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and with hope I wait for his word.
Psalm 130:5 (NIRV) With all my heart I wait for the LORD to help me. I put my hope in his word.
Psalm 130:5 (NCV) I wait for the Lord to help me, and I trust his word.
Psalm 130:5 (NLT) I am counting on the LORD ; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word.
*Isaiah 26:8 (BBE) We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.
Isaiah 26:8 (CEB) In the path of your justice, LORD, we wait for you; with all our being, we long for your name and your acclaim.
Isaiah 26:8 (CJB) Following the way of your judgments, we put our hope in you. The desire of all our soul is to remember you and your name.
Isaiah 26:8 (NCV) But, Lord, we are waiting for your way of justice. Our souls want to remember you and your name.
*Isaiah 64:4 (CJB) No one has ever heard, no ear perceived, no eye seen, any God but you. You work for him who waits for you.
Isaiah 64:4 (CSB) From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened, no eye has seen any God except You, who acts on behalf of the one who waits for Him.
Isaiah 64:4 (ESV) From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.
Isaiah 64:4 (GNT) No one has ever seen or heard of a God like you, who does such deeds for those who put their hope in him.
*Hosea 12:6 (CEB) But you! Return to your God with faithful love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
Hosea 12:6 (CJB) So you, return to your God; hold fast to grace and justice; and always put your hope in your God.
Hosea 12:6 (ESV) “So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”
Hosea 12:6 (NCV) You must return to your God; love him, do what is just, and always trust in him as your God.
Hosea 12:6 (NLT) So now, come back to your God. Act with love and justice, and always depend on him.
*Romans 8:23 (CJB) and not only it, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we continue waiting eagerly to be made sons – that is, to have our whole bodies redeemed and set free.
Romans 8:23 (CEB) And it’s not only the creation. We ourselves who have the Spirit as the first crop of the harvest also groan inside as we wait to be adopted and for our bodies to be set free.
Romans 8:23 (NIRV) And that’s not all. We have the Holy Spirit as the promise of future blessing. But we also groan inside ourselves as we look forward to the time when God will adopt us as full members of his family. Then he will give us everything he has for us. He will raise our bodies and give glory to them.
*Exodus 33:14 (BBE) And he said, I myself will go with you and give you rest.
Exodus 33:14 (CJB) He answered, “Set your mind at rest – my presence will go with you, after all.”
Exodus 33:14 (ESV) And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Exodus 33:14 (GW) The LORD answered, “My presence will go [with you,] and I will give you peace.”
*Psalm 90:17 (CSB) Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish for us the work of our hands- establish the work of our hands!
Psalm 90:17 (CJB) May the favor of Adonai our God be on us, prosper for us all the work that we do -yes, prosper the work that we do.
Psalm 90:17 (CEB) Let the kindness of the Lord our God be over us. Make the work of our hands last. Make the work of our hands last!
*Psalm 116:7 (BBE) Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
Psalm 116:7 (CEB) I tell myself, You can be at peace again, because the LORD has been good to you.
Psalm 116:7 (CSB) Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
Psalm 116:7 (ESV) Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
*Isaiah 57:2 (CEB) They will find peace; those who walk in straight paths will find rest on their burial beds.
Isaiah 57:2 (GNT) Those who live good lives find peace and rest in death.
Isaiah 57:2 (HNV) He enters into shalom; they rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.
Isaiah 57:2 (CSB) He will enter into peace- they will rest on their beds- everyone who lives uprightly.
*Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV) This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.
Jeremiah 6:16 (CJB) Here is what ADONAI says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask about the ancient paths, ‘Which one is the good way?’ Take it, and you will find rest for your souls
Jeremiah 6:16 (NLT) 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.
*Jeremiah 50:34 (BBE) Their saviour is strong; the Lord of armies is his name: he will certainly take up their cause, so that he may give rest to the earth and trouble to the people of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:34 (CEB) Yet their redeemer is strong; the LORD of heavenly forces is his name. He will surely defend their cause and give them rest in the land. But he will unsettle the people of Babylon.
Jeremiah 50:34 (CJB) But their redeemer is strong; ADONAI-Tzva’ot is his name. He will thoroughly plead their cause, so that he can give rest to the land but unrest to those who live in Bavel.
His Name is:
Jehovah of hosts
the Lord of Hosts
the Lord Almighty.
Yahweh of hosts.
God-of-the-Angel-Armies.
the Lord All-Powerful.
the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
Hashem Tzva’os Shmo
From Psalm 62–
*Psalm 62:1 (CEB) Only in God do I find rest; my salvation comes from him.
Psalm 62:1 (CJB) My soul waits in silence for God alone; my salvation comes from him.
Psalm 62:1 (CSB) I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him.
Psalm 62:1 (GW) My soul waits calmly for God alone. My salvation comes from him.
Psalm 62:1 (HNV) My soul rests in God alone. My yeshu`ah is from him.
Psalm 62:1 (NIRV) I find my rest in God alone. He is the One who saves me.
Psalm 62:1 (NIV) Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
Psalm 62:1 (NLT) I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.
*Psalm 62:2 (BBE) He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
Psalm 62:2 (CEB) Only God is my rock and my salvation— my stronghold!—I won’t be shaken anymore.
Psalm 62:2 (GNT) He alone protects and saves me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated.
Psalm 62:2 (NIRV) He alone is my rock. He is the One who saves me. He is like a fort to me. I will always be secure.
*Psalm 62:5 (NLT) Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
Psalm 62:5 (CJB) My soul, wait in silence for God alone, because my hope comes from him.
Psalm 62:5 (NIRV) I will find my rest in God alone. He is the One who gives me hope.
Psalm 62:5 (ASV) My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.
*Psalm 62:6 (YLT) Only — He [is] my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not moved.
Psalm 62:6 (RSV) He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
Psalm 62:6 (NCV) He is my rock and my salvation. He is my defender; I will not be defeated.
Psalm 62:6 (HNV) He alone is my rock and my yeshu`ah, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
Be Still, and don’t worry:
*Philippians 4:6 (CSB) Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6 (ESV) do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6 (WNT) Do not be over-anxious about anything, but by prayer and earnest pleading, together with thanksgiving, let your request be unreservedly made known in the presence of God.
*Philippians 4:7 (CSB) And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 (GNT) And God’s peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 (GW) Then God’s peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 (HNV) The shalom of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Messiah Yeshua.
Philippians 4:7 (NIV) And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
*Isaiah 26:3 (CJB) “A person whose desire rests on you you preserve in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3 (ESV) You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3 (GNT) You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.
Isaiah 26:3 (NIV) You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
*Matthew 11:28 (BBE) Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 (CEB) “Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 (HNV) “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 (CSB) “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
*Matthew 11:29 (CEB) Put on my yoke, and learn from me. I’m gentle and humble. And you will find rest for yourselves.
Matthew 11:29 (CEB) Put on my yoke, and learn from me. I’m gentle and humble. And you will find rest for yourselves.
Matthew 11:29 (HNV) Take my yoke on you, and learn from me, for I am humble and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
*Psalm 4:8 (CEB) I will lie down and fall asleep in peace because you alone, LORD, let me live in safety.
Psalm 4:8 (HNV) In shalom I will both lay myself down and sleep, For you, the LORD alone, make me live in safety.
Psalm 4:8 (LEB) In peace I will lie down and sleep {at once}, for you alone, O Yahweh, make me dwell safely.
*Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 (BBE) For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end.
Jeremiah 29:11 (CEB) I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the LORD; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 (WEB) For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
*Isaiah 32:17 (ASV) And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever.
Isaiah 32:17 (CJB) The effect of righteousness will be peace; the result of righteousness, quiet trust forever.
Isaiah 32:17 (DBY) And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever.
Isaiah 32:17 (CEBA) The fruit of righteousness will be peace, and the outcome of righteousness, calm and security forever.
*Isaiah 54:10 (BBE) For the mountains may be taken away, and the hills be moved out of their places, but my love will not be taken from you, or my agreement of peace broken, says the Lord, who has had mercy on you.
Isaiah 54:10 (CJB) For the mountains may leave and the hills be removed, but my grace will never leave you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says ADONAI, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10 (CSB) Though the mountains move and the hills shake, My love will not be removed from you and My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” says your compassionate Lord.
Isaiah 54:10 (HNV) For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from you, neither shall my covenant of shalom be removed, says the LORD who has mercy on you.
*Isaiah 26:12 (BBE) Lord, you will give us peace: for all our works are the outcome of your purpose.
Isaiah 26:12 (CEB) LORD, grant us peace, because all that we have done has been your doing.
Isaiah 26:12 (CJB) ADONAI, you will grant us peace; because all we have done, you have done for us.
Isaiah 26:12 (GW) O LORD, you will establish peace for us, since you have done everything for us.
Isaiah 26:12 (HNV) The LORD, you will ordain shalom for us; for you have also worked all our works for us.
*Isaiah 55:12 (CSB) You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap [their] hands.
Isaiah 55:12 (ESV) “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:12 (HNV) For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with shalom: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
*John 14:27 (CJB) “What I am leaving with you is shalom — I am giving you my shalom. I don’t give the way the world gives. Don’t let yourselves be upset or frightened.
John 14:27 (CSB) “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful.
John 14:27 (GNT) “Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid.
*John 16:33 (BBE) I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (CEB) I’ve said these things to you so that you will have peace in me. In the world you have distress. But be encouraged! I have conquered the world.”
John 16:33 (CSB) I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”
John 16:33 (GNT) I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!”
John 16:33 (WEB) I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
*Romans 16:20 (CJB) And God, the source of shalom, will soon crush the Adversary under your feet. The grace of our Lord Yeshua be with you.
Romans 16:20 (GNT) And God, our source of peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Romans 16:20 (WNT) And before long, God the giver of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
*2 Corinthians 13:11 (BBE) Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11 (CEB) Finally, brothers and sisters, good-bye. Put things in order, respond to my encouragement, be in harmony with each other, and live in peace—and the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11 (CJB) And now, brothers, shalom! Put yourselves in order, pay attention to my advice, be of one mind, live in shalom – and the God of love and shalom will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11 (CSB) Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be restored, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11 (NLT) Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.