50+ Morning Bible Verses to Start Your Day

Having some morning Bible verses to start your day is a great way to begin your day with God. Because let’s face it: the way that we start our day can have an enormous impact on the rest of it. Spending a few minutes in daily morning prayer, and meditating on Scripture, can help you to focus your mind and your heart on God, before all the responsibilities of the day rush in.

Ask yourself: do you start your day with prayer and Scripture, or with social media and to-do lists? While keeping in touch with friends and family and keeping up with work are both helpful and necessary goals, when you begin your day with worldly concerns instead of with God, you set a pattern for your whole day and your whole outlook on life. All those little habits that we have work together to shape who we are. Intentionally beginning your day with prayer and Scripture can help you to focus your mind on God, to learn to trust him more, and to solidify his reign in your life.

What I really love about Scripture prayers is that I am not just asking God for things that I have come up with on my own; I am praying his own words back to him. These morning prayer verses will help you get started with using Scripture for daily morning prayer. Find some Bible verses that you like, and then offer them back to God each morning in prayer. Write them as reminders on your heart. Recite them each morning. Use them as springboards to spend a moment or two (or more) in deeper prayer.

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Morning Bible Verses of Praise

Scripture prayers of praise focus on who God is or what he has done. These are great morning Bible verses to start your day by focusing on God and his greatness.

“I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.” – Psalm 59:16

“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:24

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” – Psalm 150:6

“Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.” – Isaiah 25:1

“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.” Psalm 63:3-4

Morning Verses of Gratitude

Gratitude is one of my favourite kinds of prayer, because it reminds me of all the blessings (big and small) that God has placed in my life. These morning Bible verses will help you start the day with gratitude and encourage you to remember how God has blessed you too.

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.”  Psalm 28:7

“I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.” Psalm 7:17

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” – Psalm 118:1

“For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.” – Psalm 86:13

“Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.” – Hebrews 12:28

“Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:57

“Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for me, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” Psalm 107: 8-9

“Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.” – Psalm 103:1-4

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” – James 1:17

Morning Scripture Prayers for Trust in the Lord

Trusting in God when things aren’t going the way I had planned is one of the hardest tasks, I find. Praying for trust in God each morning can help remind us that God is in charge and that he knows what he is doing.

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” – Psalm 143:8

“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the water” – Jeremiah 17:7

“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.” – Isaiah 26:3

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” – Isaiah 12:2

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” – Psalm 56:3-4

“And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.” – Psalm 9:10

Morning Prayer Verses for Strength

Sometimes we wake up in the morning and need strength to face the day ahead. These morning prayer verses for strength are great reminders that God is there to strengthen us when we feel weak.

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you.  I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10

“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13

“I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” – Psalm 16:8

“He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.” – Isaiah 40:29

“But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength.” – 2 Timothy 4:17

“My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.” – Psalm 119:28

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” – 2 Timothy 1:7

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” – Psalm 73:26

“The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights.” – Habakkuk 3:19

Morning Scripture Prayers for Guidance

Sometimes I wish God would just give me the blueprint, or the ‘plan’, for my life: all of it, laid out, so that I know which choices are the right ones and where to go when. Unfortunately, we’re only ever offered guidance step by step, moment by moment. That’s why these morning Scripture prayers for guidance are great to add to your daily morning prayers. Each day, we can ask God for his guidance for that day, for that moment.

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:9

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” – Isaiah 30:21

“The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” – Isaiah 58:11

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.  Show the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.” Psalm 143:8

“O Lord, since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.” Psalm 31:3

“Your word, O Lord, is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” Psalm 32: 8

Morning Bible Verses of Hope

When you need to be reminded of the hope that we have in God, use these morning Bible verses to start your day on a bright and hopeful note. When you wake up in the morning, ask God to give you hope for the future and let your soul rest in him.

“In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” – Psalm 5:3

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” – Lamentations 3:22-24

“Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” – Hebrews 11:1

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid… Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. ” – Hebrews 13: 6,8

“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.” – Psalm 130:5

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.  When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” – Isaiah 43:2

“For I know the plans I have for you … plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11

“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” – Psalm 42:5

Morning Scripture Prayers for Rest

Sometimes we wake up in the morning and the thing that we need the most is rest, even after a full night’s sleep. These morning Scripture prayers for rest are great reminders that our souls find rest in God, and that it’s okay to lay down our responsibilities once in a while and rest in him.

“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

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30

The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” – Exodus 33:14

“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” – Psalm 62:1-2

“Yes, my soul, find rest in God: my hope comes from him.” – Psalm 62:5

“Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.” – Psalm 116:7

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Psalm 23 captures elements of all of the above Scriptures: praise, gratitude, trust, strength, guidance, hope, and rest. That’s why I’m including it here, as a final morning Bible verse to start your day. Psalm 23 reminds us that the Lord is indeed our shepherd, and that we can rely on him for all that we need. Commit this verse to memory, or pull it up on your phone when you need it, or hang it on your wall to remind yourself daily that God will give you rest, refreshment, guidance, and comfort.

“The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,  he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.  Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” – Psalm 23