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Bible Verses for Nightmares
These KJV Bible verses speak to nightmares. Find Scripture that meets you where you are.
What does the Bible say about nightmares?
The Bible addresses nightmares with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Psalms 91:5
“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;”
— King James Version
Isaiah 62:6
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,”
— King James Version
Acts 18:9
“Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:”
— King James Version
Genesis 1:5
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”
— King James Version
Genesis 1:18
“And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.”
— King James Version
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Genesis 15:12
“And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.”
Genesis 28:11
“And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.”
Genesis 31:40
“Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.”
Exodus 14:20
“And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the nigh...”
Leviticus 26:6
“And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.”
Ruth 3:8
“And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.”
1 Samuel 19:11
“Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.”
1 Samuel 26:7
“So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.”
1 Samuel 28:20
“Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.”
2 Kings 9:17
“And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is...”
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Job 3:6 — “As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let i...”
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