Bible Verses for stress

When you are under strain.

Open a passage to read its reflection and prayer. In the app, Take a Break picks one of these at random each time you open it.

1. 1. Psalms 4:8

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

   Reflection and prayer

   I sleep in God's peace

   Insight I can rest because God keeps me safe, not because everything is calm.

   Prayer Let me lay down my burdens and trust Your care.

2. 2. Psalms 49:5

   Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

   Reflection and prayer

   My courage rests on God, not my righteousness.

   Insight I find my courage in God's grace, not my own record.

   Prayer Lord, anchor my heart in Your grace.

3. 3. Psalms 3:5

   I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

   Reflection and prayer

   God watches over me while I sleep

   Insight I can sleep peacefully knowing God is watching over me.

   Prayer Lord, give me confidence that You watch over my rest.

4. 4. Proverbs 3:24

   When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

   Reflection and prayer

   I sleep well trusting God

   Insight Trusting God's wisdom settles my soul.

   Prayer Lord, give me sweet sleep from trusting Your care.

5. 5. 2 Chronicles 32:7

   Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

   Reflection and prayer

   I trust God's unseen army

   Insight When threats are visible, I choose to trust in God's hidden presence.

   Prayer Lord, help me see Your army around me.

6. 6. Philippians 4:7

   And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

   Reflection and prayer

   God's peace guards my soul beyond understanding.

   Insight I experience a peace that doesn't make sense, protecting my heart from anxiety.

   Prayer Lord, let Your peace guard my heart today.

7. 7. Isaiah 57:19

   I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.

   Reflection and prayer

   I am never far from God's peace.

   Insight No matter how far I feel, God's peace finds me.

   Prayer Lord, speak Your peace over me.

8. 8. Matthew 6:34

   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.

   Reflection and prayer

   I trust God for today.

   Insight I don't need to carry tomorrow's worries because I trust God for today.

   Prayer Help me trust You for today, not tomorrow.

9. 9. Acts 27:34

   Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

   Reflection and prayer

   I need physical strength to endure.

   Insight God's deliverance does not remove the need for daily care.

   Prayer Help me take the nourishment I need today.

10. 10. 2 Corinthians 11:10

    As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

    Reflection and prayer

    Christ's truth anchors my actions

    Insight When Christ's truth is my foundation, my actions become steady and sure.

    Prayer Lord, anchor my choices in Your reality.