100+ Bible Quotes About Be Still – Powerful Scriptures for Peace and Strength

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

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters.

My soul waits in silence for God only; from him comes my salvation.

He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you.

The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.

Though the earth gives way, though the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, we will not fear.

He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders.

Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you.

Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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

Wait silently for God alone, for my hope is from him.

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, 'In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.'

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire.

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty. The Lord is robed; he is girded with strength.

Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

I will listen to what God the Lord will say; he promises peace to his people.

He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.

I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.

He led me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.

The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.

In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles.

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

I waited for the Lord, and he turned to me and heard my cry.

They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it hastens toward the goal, and it will not fail.

Though it tarries, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy.

Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped.

The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles.

They shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.

The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.

Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.

I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

He got into the boat, and his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea.

But he was asleep. And they went and woke him, saying, 'Save us, Lord; we are perishing.'

And he said to them, 'Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?' Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Even the wind and the sea obey him.

You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

Deep calls to deep at the sound of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me.

Yet the Lord will command his steadfast love in the daytime, and at night his song shall be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record?

Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

You turn darkness into dawn, and you make the shadow of death into light.

Even in the midst of the storm, I will praise your name.

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

The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.

There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.

From Zion, perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.

He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.

Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.

Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven.

And I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

Take with you words and return to the Lord; say to him, 'Take away all iniquity; accept what is good.'

I will heal their backsliding; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.

I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily and take root like the trees of Lebanon.

Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us, and he will bind us up.

After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.

And when Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.

Then a voice said to him, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'

The Lord said, 'Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.'

And the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind.

After the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.

After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire.

And after the fire a still small voice.

And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and stood in the entrance of the cave.

Behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind.

And after the fire a soft whisper.

And there came a voice unto him, and said, 'What doest thou here, Elijah?'