399 Blessed New Year Bible Verse for God’s Abundant Favor and Peace

The new year arrives with a mixture of excitement and uncertainty. You want to start well. You want God’s blessing on the months ahead. But where do you find that blessing? Where do you find words that actually carry weight? Not just nice sayings or motivational quotes. Words that come from God Himself.

A blessed new year Bible verse is more than a decoration for a social media post. It is a declaration. It is a promise you can stand on. It is a prayer you can pray. When you begin the year with Scripture, you are not hoping for luck. You are anchoring yourself to the unchanging Word of God. That Word will not fail you.

The number 399 carries meaning here. Three represents divine completeness. Nine appears twice, standing for finality, fruitfulness, and the fullness of God’s gifts. Together, 399 speaks to a year fully blessed by God from start to finish. These are not random verses. They are blessing verses. Verses that declare God’s favor, protection, provision, and presence over your coming year.

This guide gives you 399 blessed new year Bible verses. Each verse is a blessing you can claim. Each comes with a short reflection and a prayer. You will find verses for peace, strength, hope, protection, provision, family, work, healing, and every other area of your life. Some verses are well known. Others are hidden gems you may have never seen. All of them are powerful.

Do not read all 399 at once. Pick one each day of the new year. Let it be your verse for that day. Write it down. Say it out loud. Pray it back to God. By the end of the year, you will have been blessed 399 times.

Why a Blessed New Year Comes from Scripture

Blessings are not accidents. They are not random good luck. Blessings come from God. And God’s blessings are attached to His Word. When you speak Scripture over your year, you are not just hoping for blessing. You are activating the promises of God.

Many people want a blessed new year but do not know what that means. A blessed year is not a problem free year. It is a year where God is with you in every problem. It is a year where His favor goes before you. It is a year where His peace guards your heart even when circumstances are hard. Scripture gives you that kind of blessing.

The Bible is filled with verses that are specifically blessings. The priestly blessing in Numbers. The beatitudes in Matthew. The apostolic prayers in Ephesians. These are not just information. They are power. When you pray these verses, you are praying God’s own words back to Him. He loves to answer His own words.

Start the year with Scripture. Let the first words you read in January be from God. Let the last words you read in December also be from God. In between, let His Word guide every step. That is a blessed new year.

How to Use These 399 Verses

Pick one verse each morning. Read it slowly. Say it out loud. Then spend one minute praying the prayer that follows. That simple practice will transform your year.

Write the verse on an index card. Carry it with you. When stress hits, pull out the card and read the verse again. The Word is a weapon against worry. Keep it close.

Memorize the verses that hit you hardest. There will be some that feel like they were written just for you. Those are the ones God is highlighting. Learn them by heart. They will sustain you in hard moments.

Share a verse with someone else each day. Send it in a text. Post it on your social media. Speak it to your children at breakfast. The blessing multiplies when you share it.

Do not rush. You have a whole year to work through these verses. Take your time. Let each verse soak in. Let it change you.

399 Blessed New Year Bible Verse

Verses of Blessing from the Old Testament

1. Numbers 6:24 to 26. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. This is the oldest and greatest blessing. Three lines. Three blessings. Keeping, grace, peace. Pray this over yourself every morning of the new year. Prayer: Bless me, keep me, shine on me, give me peace.

2. Deuteronomy 28:6. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. Coming and going. Beginning and ending. Every transition is blessed. Not just the big moments. The ordinary ones too. Prayer: Bless my coming in and my going out this year.

3. Psalm 1:1 to 3. Blessed is the one who delights in the law of the Lord. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water. Trees planted by water do not worry about drought. Their leaves do not wither. They bear fruit in season. That is the blessed life. Prayer: Plant me by streams of Your Word this year.

4. Psalm 5:12. Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous. You surround them with your favor as with a shield. Favor as a shield. Not just a feeling. Protection. The favor of God defends you. Go into the new year surrounded. Prayer: Surround me with Your favor like a shield.

5. Psalm 20:4. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. God gives desires. Not every desire. The ones He plants. He also makes plans succeed. Not your plans separate from Him. Your plans aligned with Him. Prayer: Give me the desires of my heart and make my plans succeed.

6. Psalm 23:6. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life. Goodness and love as followers. Not leaders. They chase you. You cannot outrun God’s goodness. It follows you. Every day of the new year. All of them. Prayer: Let Your goodness and love follow me every day.

7. Psalm 29:11. The Lord gives strength to his people. The Lord blesses his people with peace. Strength and peace. The two blessings of God. Not one or the other. Both. You need strength for the battle and peace in the battle. He gives both. Prayer: Give me strength and peace this year.

8. Psalm 65:11. You crown the year with your bounty. Your cart paths overflow with abundance. God crowns the year. He puts the final ornament on top. The crown is bounty. Your paths overflow. Not just enough. Abundance. Prayer: Crown this year with Your bounty.

9. Psalm 84:11. No good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. No good thing. Not some good things. Not most good things. No good thing. He withholds nothing good from you. Receive that promise. Prayer: Withhold no good thing from me this year.

10. Psalm 115:12 to 13. The Lord remembers us and will bless us. He will bless those who fear him, small and great alike. He remembers you. He will bless you. Size does not matter. Small or great. He blesses both. Prayer: Remember me and bless me.

11. Psalm 118:25. Lord, save us. Lord, grant us success. A simple prayer for the new year. Save us. Grant us success. Not success at any cost. Success that comes from God. Prayer: Save me and grant me success this year.

12. Psalm 121:7 to 8. The Lord will keep you from all harm. He will watch over your life. Your coming and going both now and forever. From all harm. All of it. Coming and going. Now and forever. That is protection. Prayer: Keep me from harm and watch over my life.

13. Psalm 128:1 to 2. Blessed are all who fear the Lord. You will eat the fruit of your labor. Blessings and satisfaction. You will work. You will eat. Your labor will produce fruit. Not wasted effort. Fruitful work. Prayer: Let me eat the fruit of my labor this year.

14. Psalm 134:3. May the Lord bless you from Zion. May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. Blessing flows from God’s presence. Prosperity not just for you. For the whole community. When you are blessed, others are blessed too. Prayer: Bless me from Your presence.

15. Proverbs 3:13 to 14. Blessed are those who find wisdom. For wisdom is more profitable than silver. Wisdom is a blessing. Not just knowledge. Wisdom. It yields better returns than silver. Chase wisdom this year. The blessing follows. Prayer: Let me find wisdom this year.

16. Proverbs 8:34 to 35. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors. Those who find me find life. Listen daily. Watch at the doors. Not once a week. Daily. Find wisdom. Find life. Prayer: Help me listen daily at Your doors.

17. Proverbs 10:22. The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble with it. God’s blessing does not come with strings attached. No hidden curses. No fine print. Pure blessing. Pure wealth. Prayer: Bring Your wealth without trouble.

18. Proverbs 16:20. Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers. Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord. Instruction and trust. Two paths to blessing. Learn. Trust. Prosperity follows. Prayer: Help me heed instruction and trust in You.

19. Isaiah 30:18. Blessed are all who wait for him. Waiting is not passive. It is active trust. The Lord longs to be gracious. He rises to show compassion. Wait. Blessing comes. Prayer: Teach me to wait for You.

20. Isaiah 56:2. Blessed is the one who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it. Rest is a blessing. Not a waste of time. The Sabbath is a gift. Keep it holy. Receive the blessing. Prayer: Help me keep the Sabbath holy.

21. Jeremiah 17:7 to 8. Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord. They will be like a tree planted by the water. No fear of heat. No worry in drought. Never fails to bear fruit. Trust leads to stability. Stability leads to fruit. Prayer: Make me like a tree planted by water.

22. Ezekiel 34:26. I will bless them and bless the places around my hill. I will send down showers of blessing. Showers of blessing. Not a trickle. Not a sprinkle. Showers. Abundant. Refreshing. Prayer: Send showers of blessing over my year.

23. Malachi 3:10. I will open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. Floodgates. Not a faucet. Not a hose. Floodgates. So much blessing you cannot contain it. That is God’s generosity. Prayer: Open the floodgates of blessing over me.

24. Zechariah 8:13. You will be a blessing. Do not be afraid. Let your hands be strong. You are not just receiving blessing. You are becoming a blessing. Your hands have work to do. Strong hands. Fearless hands. Prayer: Make me a blessing to others.

25. Malachi 3:12. All the nations will call you blessed. Your land will be delightful. God’s blessing on you becomes a testimony to others. They see it. They call you blessed. Not because you are better. Because God is generous. Prayer: Let my life be a testimony of Your blessing.

Verses of Blessing from the Psalms

26. Psalm 2:12. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. Refuge is the place of blessing. Not striving. Not performing. Hiding in God. That is where blessing lives. Prayer: I take refuge in You. Bless me.

27. Psalm 16:11. You make known to me the path of life. You will fill me with joy in your presence. The path of life is known. Not hidden. God shows it. Joy is found in His presence. Not in circumstances. Start the year seeking His presence. Prayer: Show me the path of life and fill me with joy.

28. Psalm 19:11. In keeping them there is great reward. God’s commands are not burdens. Keeping them brings great reward. Not small. Great. Obedience is the path to blessing. Prayer: Help me keep Your commands for the great reward.

29. Psalm 21:3 to 4. You came to greet him with rich blessings. You placed a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked for life, and you gave it. Rich blessings. Crown of gold. Life as a gift. God greets the new year with the same generosity. Prayer: Greet me with rich blessings this year.

30. Psalm 24:5. They will receive blessing from the Lord. Those with clean hands and pure hearts. Clean hands. Pure hearts. Not perfection. But intention. Seeking God. The blessing follows. Prayer: Give me clean hands and a pure heart.

31. Psalm 28:9. Save your people and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd and carry them forever. God carries His people. Not just leads. Carries. Forever. That includes this new year. You are not walking alone. You are being carried. Prayer: Carry me through this year.

32. Psalm 30:5. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. There will be nights of weeping this year. That is not the end. Joy comes in the morning. Every night ends. Every morning brings joy. Prayer: Let joy come with every morning of this year.

33. Psalm 31:19. How abundant are the good things you have stored up for those who fear you. Stored up. Like a treasury. God has blessings waiting for you. Already stored. Already prepared. You just need to receive them. Prayer: Release the good things You have stored up for me.

34. Psalm 34:8. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Taste. Not just hear about. Experience. See for yourself. The Lord is good. Refuge is the place of tasting. Prayer: Let me taste and see Your goodness.

35. Psalm 36:8. You give them drink from your river of delights. River of delights. Not a stream. Not a puddle. A river. Flowing. Delights are not scarce. They are abundant in God’s presence. Drink deeply. Prayer: Let me drink from Your river of delights.

36. Psalm 37:22. Those the Lord blesses will inherit the land. Blessing leads to inheritance. Not just surviving. Inheriting. Taking ground. The new year is land to be inherited. Step into it. Prayer: Let me inherit the land You have for me.

37. Psalm 40:4. Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord. Trust is the condition. Not performance. Not perfection. Trust. God is worthy of trust. Rest in that. Prayer: I trust in You. Bless me.

38. Psalm 41:1. Blessed are those who have regard for the weak. The Lord delivers them in times of trouble. Blessing flows to those who care for the weak. Not just receiving blessing. Being a channel of blessing. Prayer: Help me regard the weak and care for them.

39. Psalm 44:3. It was your right hand that gave them the land. Not their own sword. The land was a gift. Your new year is a gift. Not earned. Given. Receive it with gratitude. Prayer: Give me the land by Your hand, not my sword.

40. Psalm 45:2. God has blessed you forever. Forever. Not just for the new year. Forever. The blessing does not expire. It does not run out. It is eternal. Prayer: Thank you for blessing me forever.

41. Psalm 46:10. Be still and know that I am God. Stillness is the path to knowing. Not busyness. Not striving. Stillness. Start the year with stillness. Know God. That is the deepest blessing. Prayer: Teach me to be still and know You.

42. Psalm 48:14. He will be our guide even to the end. Guide even to the end. Not just to the middle. To the very end. The whole journey. He does not quit early. He finishes what He starts. Prayer: Guide me to the very end of this year.

43. Psalm 50:23. Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me. Gratitude is sacrifice. Not expensive. Not painful. Just thankful. That honors God. And honor brings blessing. Prayer: Let me offer thank offerings all year.

44. Psalm 55:22. Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you. Cast. Not keep. Not manage. Cast. Throw your worries onto God. He sustains you. That is the exchange. Your cares for His sustaining. Prayer: I cast my cares on You. Sustain me.

45. Psalm 61:5. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. Heritage. Inheritance. Family blessing. You are not alone. You belong to a lineage of those who fear God. That heritage is yours. Prayer: Let me walk in the heritage of those who fear You.

46. Psalm 62:5. My hope comes from him. Hope has a source. Not circumstances. Not positive thinking. God. He is the source. Draw hope from Him daily. Prayer: Let my hope come from You alone.

47. Psalm 66:20. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me. God does not reject your prayers. He may answer differently than you want. But He does not reject. And He never withholds His love. Prayer: Thank you for hearing my prayers and loving me.

48. Psalm 67:1 to 2. May God be gracious to us and bless us. May your ways be known on earth. Blessing is not selfish. It is missional. God blesses you so others see His ways. Your blessing is a testimony. Prayer: Bless me so others may know Your ways.

49. Psalm 68:19. Praise be to the Lord, who daily bears our burdens. Daily. Not occasionally. Not when He feels like it. Daily. He bears your burdens every single day of the new year. Prayer: Bear my burdens every day this year.

50. Psalm 69:32. You who seek God, may your hearts live. Seeking leads to life. Not just existence. Life. Full life. Seek God this year. Your heart will live. Prayer: I seek You. Let my heart live.

51. Psalm 70:4. May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Seeking leads to rejoicing. Not drudgery. Joy. Gladness. Seekers find joy. Not happiness based on circumstances. Joy based on God. Prayer: Let me rejoice and be glad as I seek You.

52. Psalm 71:21. You will increase my honor and comfort me once more. Increase and comfort. Two blessings. God increases your honor. Not because you chase it. Because He gives it. And He comforts you when you need it. Prayer: Increase my honor and comfort me.

53. Psalm 72:17. May his name endure forever. All nations will be blessed through him. Jesus is the ultimate blessing. All nations blessed through Him. Your blessing comes through Jesus. Stay connected to the Source. Prayer: Let me be blessed through Your Son.

54. Psalm 73:28. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge. I will tell of your deeds. Refuge and testimony. Two responses to God’s blessing. Take refuge. Then tell. Your story blesses others. Prayer: Be my refuge. Let me tell of Your deeds.

55. Psalm 75:10. I will proclaim the God of Jacob. Proclamation is part of blessing. Not silent receiving. Loud proclaiming. Tell what God has done. Your voice blesses others. Prayer: Let me proclaim what You have done.

56. Psalm 77:14. You are the God who performs miracles. Miracles are not accidents. They are performances. God performs them. He is still the God of miracles. This year, expect them. Prayer: Perform miracles in my life this year.

57. Psalm 78:72. David shepherded them with integrity of heart. With skillful hands he led them. Integrity and skill. Both matter. Good heart. Good hands. That is leadership. Ask God for both this year. Prayer: Give me integrity of heart and skillful hands.

58. Psalm 79:13. We will praise you forever. Praise is not only for good times. Praise is for all times. Forever. This year, praise through everything. The blessing follows praise. Prayer: Let me praise You forever.

59. Psalm 80:3. Restore us, O God. Make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. Restoration is needed. The new year is a chance for restoration. God’s face shining brings salvation. Ask for it. Prayer: Restore me. Shine on me. Save me.

60. Psalm 81:10. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. God invites you to ask big. Open wide. Not a crack. Not a whisper. Wide. He promises to fill. Not maybe. He will fill. Prayer: I open my mouth wide. Fill me.

61. Psalm 84:5 to 7. Blessed are those whose strength is in you. They go from strength to strength. Strength grows. Not static. Not declining. Each day, more strength. God increases it as you walk with Him. Prayer: Let me go from strength to strength.

62. Psalm 85:12. The Lord will indeed give what is good. Indeed. Not maybe. Not sometimes. Indeed. God gives what is good. Trust His definition of good. Not yours. He knows better. Prayer: Give me what is good this year.

63. Psalm 86:12. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart. Praise is the response to blessing. Not just when you feel blessed. Praise as the pathway to blessing. All your heart. Not half. All. Prayer: Let me praise You with all my heart.

64. Psalm 87:7. All my fountains are in you. Every source of blessing is in God. Not scattered. Not independent. All in Him. Tap into the Source. Quench your thirst there. Prayer: Let all my fountains be in You.

65. Psalm 89:15. Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence. Acclamation is learned. Not natural. Practice praising. Walk in the light of His presence. That is the blessed life. Prayer: Teach me to acclaim You.

66. Psalm 90:12. Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Number your days. Not to stress. To gain wisdom. The new year has a limited number of days. Use them wisely. Prayer: Teach me to number my days.

67. Psalm 92:12 to 14. The righteous will flourish like a palm tree. They will still bear fruit in old age. Flourishing is not just for the young. Fruit comes in every season. Even old age. The righteous stay fruitful. Prayer: Let me flourish and bear fruit all year.

68. Psalm 94:18 to 19. When I said my foot is slipping, your unfailing love supported me. When anxiety was great, your consolation brought me joy. Slipping feet and great anxiety. Both happen. God’s love supports. God’s consolation brings joy. That is the blessing. Prayer: Support me when I slip. Console me when I am anxious.

69. Psalm 96:2 to 3. Proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations. Salvation is for proclaiming. Not a secret. Day after day. Not once. Daily. Your proclamation blesses others. Prayer: Let me proclaim Your salvation daily.

70. Psalm 100:5. His love endures forever. Forever. Not temporary. Not conditional. Forever. Start the year knowing you are loved with an enduring love. That love does not fade. Prayer: Thank you for Your enduring love.

Verses of Blessing from the Gospels

71. Matthew 5:3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The first beatitude. Poverty of spirit is the gateway to the kingdom. Not self sufficiency. Not pride. Humble need. That is blessed. Prayer: Give me poverty of spirit.

72. Matthew 5:4. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Mourning is not the end. Comfort is coming. This year will bring losses. Mourn them. But know comfort follows. Prayer: Comfort me in my mourning.

73. Matthew 5:5. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Meekness is not weakness. It is strength under control. The meek do not grab. They trust. They inherit. Prayer: Make me meek so I may inherit.

74. Matthew 5:6. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Hunger and thirst are intense. Not casual wanting. Deep craving for righteousness. God fills that craving. Prayer: Give me hunger and thirst for righteousness.

75. Matthew 5:7. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Mercy received starts with mercy given. Show mercy this year. To yourself. To others. Mercy flows both ways. Prayer: Make me merciful so I receive mercy.

76. Matthew 5:8. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Purity of heart leads to vision. Not perfect behavior. Single minded devotion. One thing. God. That purity sees God. Prayer: Give me a pure heart so I may see You.

77. Matthew 5:9. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Peacemakers are not peacekeepers. They make peace where there is conflict. That is hard. That is holy. That is blessing. Prayer: Make me a peacemaker.

78. Matthew 5:10. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Persecution is not a sign of God’s absence. It is a sign of righteousness. The kingdom belongs to the persecuted. Prayer: Give me courage if persecution comes.

79. Matthew 6:33. Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you. First. Not second. Not when convenient. First. Seek the kingdom. Everything else follows. That is the promise. Prayer: Help me seek Your kingdom first.

80. Matthew 7:7. Ask and it will be given. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened. Ask. Seek. Knock. Three actions. Three promises. Active faith. Not passive waiting. Prayer: Teach me to ask, seek, and knock.

81. Matthew 11:28 to 30. Come to me, all who are weary, and I will give you rest. Rest is a blessing. Not earned. Not deserved. Given. Come to Jesus. Receive rest. Your soul needs it. Prayer: I come to You for rest.

82. Matthew 25:34. Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Take your inheritance. The kingdom prepared for you since creation. Blessing is an invitation. Come. Take your inheritance. It has been waiting. Prayer: Let me come and take my inheritance.

83. Mark 10:14. Let the little children come to me. Do not hinder them. The kingdom belongs to such as these. Childlike trust. Not childishness. Trust like a child. That is the blessing. Prayer: Give me childlike trust.

84. Mark 11:24. Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Ask and believe. Not ask and wonder. Believe. That is the condition. Faith unlocks the blessing. Prayer: Increase my faith to believe I have received.

85. Luke 1:45. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises. Mary’s blessing. She believed. Not just hoped. Believed. The Lord fulfills His promises. Belief is the connection. Prayer: Help me believe Your promises.

86. Luke 6:38. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over. Generosity unlocks abundance. Not a transaction. A principle. Give. Receive. The measure you use is the measure you get. Prayer: Make me generous.

87. Luke 11:28. Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it. Hearing is not enough. Obedience is the blessing. Not just knowledge. Action. Hear. Do. Blessed. Prayer: Help me hear and obey.

88. John 1:12. To all who received him, he gave the right to become children of God. Receiving Jesus makes you a child of God. Not a servant. Not a slave. A child. That is the greatest blessing. Prayer: I receive Jesus. Make me Your child.

89. John 3:16. God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. Whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Love. Giving. Believing. Living. Four words that change everything. That is the blessing of blessings. Prayer: Thank you for loving and giving.

90. John 8:12. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Never walk in darkness. Not sometimes. Never. The light of life is always with you. Follow Jesus. The light goes with you. Prayer: Let me follow You into the light.

91. John 10:10. I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. Full life. Not half life. Not barely surviving. Full. Jesus came for that. Your blessing is abundance. Not stuff. Life. Prayer: Give me life to the full.

92. John 10:28 to 29. No one will snatch them out of my hand. Secure in Jesus’ hand. Not your own grip. His grip holds you. No one is stronger. Not the enemy. Not circumstances. Not even death. You are safe. Prayer: Hold me in Your hand.

93. John 11:25 to 26. Whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Eternal life is not just after death. It starts now. Believing in Jesus means you never truly die. Death is not the end. Blessing continues. Prayer: Let me live by believing in You.

94. John 13:17. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. Knowing is not blessing. Doing is. Knowledge without action is wasted. Do what Jesus says. The blessing follows. Prayer: Help me do what I know.

95. John 14:27. Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. Peace is a gift from Jesus. Not as the world gives. The world’s peace depends on circumstances. Jesus’ peace depends on Him. Receive it. Prayer: Give me Your peace.

96. John 15:5. I am the vine. You are the branches. If you remain in me, you will bear much fruit. Fruitfulness comes from remaining. Not striving. Not hustling. Remaining. Stay connected to the Vine. Fruit happens. Prayer: Help me remain in You.

97. John 15:11. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. Complete joy. Not partial. Not temporary. Complete. Jesus’ joy in you. That is the blessing. Prayer: Let Your joy be complete in me.

98. John 16:33. In me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart. I have overcome the world. Peace in trouble. Not peace from trouble. Peace inside trouble. Jesus overcame. So will you. Prayer: Give me peace in the trouble.

99. John 17:13. I say these things so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. Full measure. Not a sample. Not a taste. Full. Joy is not scarce. Jesus gives the full measure. Prayer: Give me the full measure of Your joy.

100. John 20:29. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed. You have not seen Jesus physically. But you believe. That belief is blessed. Not inferior. Blessed. Prayer: Bless my faith even though I have not seen.

Verses of Blessing from the Epistles

101. Romans 1:7. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace. Two blessings. Not earned. Given. From the Father and the Son. Start the year receiving both. Prayer: Give me grace and peace.

102. Romans 4:7 to 8. Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven. Forgiveness is the first blessing. Not health. Not wealth. Forgiveness. Your sins covered. The Lord does not count your sins against you. That is blessing. Prayer: I receive Your forgiveness.

103. Romans 8:1. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. No condemnation. None. Zero. Not some condemnation. Not a little. No condemnation. Start the year free. Prayer: Let me live without condemnation.

104. Romans 8:28. In all things God works for the good of those who love him. All things. Not some things. Not just the good things. All things. God works them for good. Trust that this year. Prayer: Work all things for my good.

105. Romans 8:31. If God is for us, who can be against us? The question is rhetorical. No one. Nothing. God is for you. That is the ultimate blessing. The Creator of the universe is on your side. Prayer: Remind me daily that You are for me.

106. Romans 8:32. He who did not spare his own Son will give us all things. He gave Jesus. He will give everything else. The logic is simple. Do not doubt God’s generosity. He proved it at the cross. Prayer: Give me all things because You gave Jesus.

107. Romans 8:38 to 39. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Nothing. Not death. Not life. Not angels. Not demons. Not the present. Not the future. Nothing. You are loved. Forever. Prayer: Let nothing separate me from Your love.

108. Romans 10:12 to 13. The same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him. Richly blesses. Not barely. Not grudgingly. Richly. Call on Him. He answers. He blesses. Prayer: I call on You. Bless me richly.

109. Romans 12:1 to 2. Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice. Do not conform to the pattern of this world. Be transformed. Sacrifice, nonconformity, transformation. The path to blessing is not comfort. It is surrender. Prayer: Transform me by renewing my mind.

110. Romans 12:9 to 10. Love must be sincere. Be devoted to one another in love. Sincere love. Devoted love. Not fake. Not halfway. Deep. Genuine. That love blesses both giver and receiver. Prayer: Give me sincere and devoted love.

111. Romans 14:17. The kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Righteousness, peace, joy. Three kingdom blessings. Not dependent on what you eat or drink. Dependent on the Spirit. Prayer: Fill me with righteousness, peace, and joy.

112. Romans 15:5 to 6. May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity. Endurance and encouragement. Two gifts for the hard days. Unity with other believers. That is blessing. Prayer: Give me endurance, encouragement, and unity.

113. Romans 15:13. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him. God of hope. Not God of despair. He fills with joy and peace. The condition is trust. Trust Him. Be filled. Prayer: Fill me with joy and peace as I trust You.

114. 1 Corinthians 1:4 to 5. I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. You have been enriched in every way. Enriched in every way. Not some ways. All ways. Grace does that. Prayer: Enrich me in every way through Your grace.

115. 1 Corinthians 2:9. No eye has seen, no ear has heard, what God has prepared for those who love him. The best blessings are still coming. Not seen. Not heard. Prepared. The future is bright. Trust that. Prayer: Show me what You have prepared.

116. 1 Corinthians 3:21 to 23. All things are yours. The world, life, death, the present, the future, all are yours. You are not lacking. You are an heir. All things belong to you in Christ. Prayer: Help me live like all things are mine.

117. 1 Corinthians 15:57. Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Victory is given. Not earned. Through Jesus. Not through effort. Receive the victory. Walk in it. This year, you win. Prayer: Thank you for the victory.

118. 2 Corinthians 1:20. No matter how many promises God has made, they are yes in Christ. Every promise. Not some. All of them. Yes in Christ. The answer is not maybe. Not wait. Yes. Prayer: Let me say yes to Your promises.

119. 2 Corinthians 4:16 to 18. Though outwardly we are wasting away, inwardly we are being renewed day by day. Outward decay. Inward renewal. Both happen simultaneously. Focus on the inward. That is the blessing. Prayer: Renew me inwardly day by day.

120. 2 Corinthians 5:17. If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. Old gone. New here. That is not just for the new year. That is for every day. You are new. Live like it. Prayer: Let me live as a new creation.

121. 2 Corinthians 9:8. God is able to bless you abundantly so that you may abound in every good work. Abundant blessing is not for your comfort. It is for your capacity. Blessing enables good works. Receive to give. Prayer: Bless me abundantly so I may abound in good works.

122. 2 Corinthians 12:9. My grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in weakness. Sufficient grace. Perfect power. Both in your weakness. Not despite your weakness. Because of it. Your weakness is the stage for His power. Prayer: Let Your power be perfect in my weakness.

123. 2 Corinthians 13:14. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. The final blessing of the letter. Grace, love, fellowship. The Trinity blessing you. Receive it. Prayer: Let Your grace, love, and fellowship be with me.

124. Galatians 1:3. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace again. The standard greeting of the New Testament. Start everything with grace and peace. Prayer: Give me grace and peace.

125. Galatians 3:9. Those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham. Faith connects you to Abraham’s blessing. Not DNA. Not works. Faith. You are blessed. Because you believe. Prayer: Let me be blessed along with Abraham.

126. Galatians 3:14. The blessing of Abraham comes to the Gentiles through Christ. The blessing was not just for one people. It is for everyone. Through Christ. You are included. The blessing is yours. Prayer: Let the blessing of Abraham come to me.

127. Galatians 5:16. Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Walking by the Spirit is the path to freedom. Not rules. Not willpower. The Spirit leads. Follow Him. Prayer: Lead me by Your Spirit.

128. Galatians 5:22 to 23. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control. Nine fruits. One harvest. The Spirit produces them. Not your effort. Abide. Fruit comes. Prayer: Produce Your fruit in me.

129. Galatians 6:9. Do not grow weary in doing good. At the proper time you will reap a harvest. Weariness is the enemy. Do not give up. The harvest is coming. Proper time. Not your time. But coming. Prayer: Keep me from growing weary.

130. Ephesians 1:3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. Every spiritual blessing. Not some. Every. In the heavenly places. Already yours. Start the year walking in them. Prayer: Let me walk in every spiritual blessing.

131. Ephesians 1:7 to 8. In him we have redemption, forgiveness, and the riches of God’s grace. Riches of grace. Not petty cash. Riches. Lavished on you. Not measured out carefully. Lavished. That is God’s style. Prayer: Lavish Your grace on me.

132. Ephesians 2:4 to 5. God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ. Rich in mercy. Not poor. Not stingy. Rich. Mercy is abundant. He made you alive when you were dead. That is not small. That is everything. Prayer: Thank you for Your rich mercy.

133. Ephesians 2:8 to 9. By grace you have been saved through faith. It is the gift of God. Grace. Faith. Gift. Not works. Not effort. Gift. Receive it. Stop striving. Rest in grace. Prayer: I receive Your grace as a gift.

134. Ephesians 3:16 to 19. I pray that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit. That you may grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Four dimensions of love. Wide. Long. High. Deep. You cannot measure it. You can only receive it. Prayer: Let me grasp the vastness of Your love.

135. Ephesians 3:20. He is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. Immeasurably more. Not a little more. Immeasurably more. Ask big. Imagine big. God can do bigger. Prayer: Do immeasurably more than I ask or imagine.

136. Ephesians 4:32. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ forgave you. Kindness, compassion, forgiveness. The three marks of a blessed person. Not just receiving blessing. Giving it. Prayer: Make me kind, compassionate, and forgiving.

137. Ephesians 5:18 to 20. Be filled with the Spirit. Sing to the Lord. Give thanks always. Filling, singing, thanking. The Spirit produces all three. Not occasional. Always. Prayer: Fill me with Your Spirit.

138. Philippians 1:6. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. God finishes what He starts. He started something in you. Maybe years ago. He is not done. He will complete it. Prayer: Complete the work You started in me.

139. Philippians 1:9 to 11. I pray that your love may abound more and more. That you may be filled with the fruit of righteousness. Abounding love. Fruit of righteousness. Both come from Christ. Both bring glory to God. Prayer: Let my love abound.

140. Philippians 2:13. God works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. God works in you. Not just around you. In you. He gives you the desire and the ability. His purpose drives both. Prayer: Work in me to will and act for Your purpose.

141. Philippians 3:12 to 14. I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Forgetting what is behind. Straining toward what is ahead. Pressing. Forgetting. Straining. The posture of the blessed life. Not stuck in the past. Moving toward the future. Prayer: Help me press on toward the goal.

142. Philippians 4:4. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again. Rejoice. Always. Not sometimes. Not when you feel like it. Always. Rejoice in the Lord. Not in circumstances. That joy does not depend on anything but God. Prayer: Teach me to rejoice always.

143. Philippians 4:6 to 7. Do not be anxious about anything. Present your requests to God. The peace of God will guard your heart. Anxiety is not from God. Replace it with prayer. Peace guards your heart like a soldier. Prayer: Guard my heart with Your peace.

144. Philippians 4:8. Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, praiseworthy, think about such things. You have control over your thoughts. Not complete control. But some control. Choose to think on good things. That is the blessed mind. Prayer: Help me think on what is good.

145. Philippians 4:13. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. All things. Not some things. Not easy things. All things. Through Christ. Not alone. His strength is limitless. Yours is not. Use His. Prayer: Let me do all things through Your strength.

146. Philippians 4:19. My God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. All needs. Not some. Not the ones that fit His budget. All needs. According to His riches. Not His pocket change. His riches. Prayer: Meet all my needs.

147. Colossians 1:11 to 12. Strengthened with all power so that you may have great endurance and patience. Joyfully giving thanks. Strength, endurance, patience, thanks. Four blessings for the long year ahead. God provides them all. Prayer: Give me strength, endurance, patience, and thanks.

148. Colossians 1:27. Christ in you, the hope of glory. The mystery revealed. Christ lives in you. Not just with you. In you. That is the hope of glory. Not distant. Not future. Present. Christ in you. Prayer: Let Christ live in me.

149. Colossians 2:6 to 7. Walk in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith, overflowing with thankfulness. Walk, root, build, strengthen, overflow. Five actions. One result. Thankfulness. A thankful life is a blessed life. Prayer: Let me overflow with thankfulness.

150. Colossians 3:1 to 2. Set your hearts on things above. Set your minds on things above. Heart and mind. Both set on heaven. Not on earth. That orientation brings blessing. Prayer: Set my heart and mind on things above.

151. Colossians 3:12 to 14. Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Over all these virtues put on love. Compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, love. The wardrobe of the blessed. Prayer: Clothe me with these virtues.

152. Colossians 3:15 to 17. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. Be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell richly. Do it all in the name of Jesus. Peace, thanks, Word, name. Four anchors for the year. Prayer: Let Your peace rule in my heart.

153. Colossians 4:2. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Devote, watchful, thankful. Prayer is not occasional. It is devotion. Watchfulness keeps you alert. Thankfulness keeps you humble. Do all three. Prayer: Help me devote myself to prayer.

154. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 to 3. We always thank God for you. Your work produced by faith. Your labor prompted by love. Your endurance inspired by hope. Faith, love, hope. The three theological virtues. Work, labor, endurance. That is the blessed life. Prayer: Increase my faith, love, and hope.

155. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 to 13. May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other. Love increase. Love overflow. Not just enough. Abundant. So much love it spills onto others. Prayer: Make my love increase and overflow.

156. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 to 12. Lead a quiet life. Mind your own business. Work with your hands. Quiet, mind your business, work. Simple. Not glamorous. But blessed. That is the path to a respectable life. Prayer: Help me lead a quiet and productive life.

157. 1 Thessalonians 5:11. Encourage one another and build each other up. Encouragement builds up. Not tears down. Be a builder. Your words can strengthen others. That is a blessing. Prayer: Make me an encourager.

158. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 to 18. Rejoice always. Pray continually. Give thanks in all circumstances. Three commands. Always, continually, in all. Not sometimes. Not occasionally. Always. This is God’s will for you. Prayer: Teach me to rejoice, pray, and give thanks.

159. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 to 24. May God sanctify you through and through. The one who calls you is faithful. Sanctification is God’s work. Not yours. He does it. He is faithful. He will do it. Prayer: Sanctify me through and through.

160. 2 Thessalonians 1:11 to 12. We pray that God will make you worthy of his calling. That he will fulfill every good purpose. Every good purpose fulfilled. Not some. Every. God completes His purposes in you. Prayer: Fulfill every good purpose in me.

161. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 to 17. May our Lord Jesus and God our Father encourage your hearts and strengthen you. Encouragement and strength. Two gifts for the hard days. God gives them directly. Not from people only. From Him. Prayer: Encourage my heart and strengthen me.

162. 2 Thessalonians 3:3. The Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. Faithful, strengthen, guard. Three certainties. Not maybe. The Lord is faithful. He will strengthen. He will guard. Prayer: Strengthen me and guard me.

163. 2 Thessalonians 3:16. May the Lord of peace give you peace at all times and in every way. At all times. In every way. Not sometimes. Not in some ways. Comprehensive peace. The Lord of peace provides it. Prayer: Give me peace at all times.

164. 1 Timothy 1:17. Honor and glory forever and ever to the eternal King. Blessing flows to God. Not just from God. Worship is blessing. When you bless God, you receive blessing. The cycle continues. Prayer: I give honor and glory to You.

165. 1 Timothy 2:1 to 2. Pray for kings and all those in authority. Prayer for leaders is a blessing. Not optional. Commanded. Pray for them. Your prayers shape nations. Prayer: I pray for my leaders.

166. 1 Timothy 4:8. Godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. Godliness pays now and later. Not just eternal. Present too. It is not a loss. It is a gain. Prayer: Give me godliness.

167. 1 Timothy 6:6. Godliness with contentment is great gain. Great gain. Not small. Godliness alone is good. Godliness with contentment is great. Learn contentment. It multiplies the value of godliness. Prayer: Give me contentment with godliness.

168. 2 Timothy 1:7. God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. Fear is not from God. Power, love, sound mind are from God. Reject fear. Receive the gifts. Prayer: I reject fear. I receive power, love, and a sound mind.

169. 2 Timothy 2:1. Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Strong in grace. Not strong in yourself. Grace is the source of strength. Not effort. Not willpower. Grace. Prayer: Make me strong in Your grace.

170. 2 Timothy 4:18. The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Rescue from every evil attack. Not some. Every. Safe arrival promised. That is security. Prayer: Rescue me from every evil attack.

171. Titus 1:2. God, who does not lie, promised eternal life before the beginning of time. God does not lie. Promises are sure. Eternal life was planned from the beginning. Not an afterthought. Your blessing was planned. Prayer: I trust Your promises because You do not lie.

172. Titus 2:11 to 13. The grace of God brings salvation. It teaches us to say no to ungodliness and to live self controlled lives. Grace brings salvation. Grace teaches. Not law. Not rules. Grace. It trains you. Prayer: Let Your grace teach me.

173. Titus 3:4 to 7. The kindness and love of God our Savior appeared. He saved us through the washing of rebirth. Kindness, love, washing, rebirth. All of them are grace. Not works. Grace. Prayer: Wash me and give me rebirth.

174. Philemon 1:6. I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith. Faith is not private. It is active. Shared. Your faith blesses others when you share it. Be active. Prayer: Make me active in sharing my faith.

175. Hebrews 4:9 to 10. There remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Anyone who enters God’s rest rests from their works. Rest is still available. Not just for ancient Israel. For you. Enter it. Stop striving. Rest in His finished work. Prayer: Let me enter Your rest.

176. Hebrews 6:10. God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown. God does not forget. Not your work. Not your love. He sees. He remembers. He rewards. Do not grow weary. Prayer: Thank you for remembering my work.

177. Hebrews 6:19. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul. Firm and secure. Hope anchors the soul. Not circumstances. Not feelings. Hope in God. That anchor holds in every storm. Prayer: Anchor my soul with hope.

178. Hebrews 10:23. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess. He who promised is faithful. Unswervingly. Not wavering. Not turning. Hold straight to hope. The promiser is faithful. That is why you can hold. Prayer: Help me hold unswervingly to hope.

179. Hebrews 11:1. Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Faith is confidence. Not wishful thinking. Not blind optimism. Confidence. Based on who God is. Prayer: Increase my confidence in You.

180. Hebrews 12:1 to 2. Run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Fix our eyes on Jesus. The race is marked. Run it. Persevere. Eyes on Jesus. Not on the crowd. Not on the obstacles. On Jesus. Prayer: Help me fix my eyes on Jesus.

181. Hebrews 12:28 to 29. We are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Be thankful. Unshakable kingdom. Not temporary. Not fragile. Unshakable. You are receiving it. Be thankful. That thankfulness is worship. Prayer: Let me be thankful for Your unshakable kingdom.

182. James 1:12. Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial. Perseverance under trial leads to blessing. Not escape from trial. Perseverance through trial. The crown of life awaits those who endure. Prayer: Give me perseverance under trial.

183. James 1:17. Every good and perfect gift is from above. Every gift. Not some. Not the ones you can explain. Every good gift comes from God. He is the Father of lights. He does not change. Prayer: Thank you for every good and perfect gift.

184. James 3:13. Who is wise and understanding? Let them show it by their good life. Wisdom is shown by living. Not by talking. Not by knowledge. By good life. By deeds. Show your wisdom this year. Prayer: Let me show wisdom by my life.

185. James 4:6. God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. Humility attracts favor. Pride attracts opposition. The choice is clear. Choose humility. God shows you favor. Prayer: Give me humility.

186. James 4:8. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Nearness is mutual. You move toward God. He moves toward you. Take the first step. He meets you. Prayer: I come near to You. Come near to me.

187. James 4:10. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. Humility leads to exaltation. Not self promotion. God lifts up the humble. Stop trying to lift yourself. Let Him do it. Prayer: Humble me. Lift me up.

188. James 5:7 to 8. Be patient. The Lord’s coming is near. Patience is not passive. It is active waiting. The farmer waits for the harvest. So do you. The Lord is coming. Be patient. Prayer: Give me patience.

189. James 5:11. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. Full. Not partly. Not somewhat. Full of compassion. Full of mercy. That is God’s character. Not occasional. Always. Prayer: Show me Your compassion and mercy.

190. 1 Peter 1:3 to 4. He has given us new birth into a living hope. An inheritance that can never perish. New birth. Living hope. Imperishable inheritance. That is your starting point for the new year. Prayer: Thank you for my living hope.

191. 1 Peter 1:8 to 9. You believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy. You are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. Inexpressible joy. Glorious joy. That is the result of belief. Not circumstantial joy. Deep joy. Prayer: Fill me with inexpressible joy.

192. 1 Peter 2:9. You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation. Chosen. Royal. Holy. That is your identity. Not just for special people. For all believers. You belong to God’s special possession. Prayer: Help me live as chosen and royal.

193. 1 Peter 2:24. By his wounds you have been healed. Healed. Past tense. Already done. Physical healing. Emotional healing. Spiritual healing. All provided. Receive it. Prayer: I receive the healing Jesus purchased.

194. 1 Peter 3:9. Do not repay evil with evil. Repay evil with blessing. Because you were called to inherit a blessing. Blessing instead of revenge. That is the higher way. Your inheritance includes the ability to bless. Prayer: Help me repay evil with blessing.

195. 1 Peter 3:14. Even if you suffer, you are blessed. Suffering and blessing coexist. Not suffering instead of blessing. Suffering and blessing together. Do not fear what they fear. You are blessed in the suffering. Prayer: Bless me even when I suffer.

196. 1 Peter 4:10 to 11. Use whatever gift you have to serve others. Whoever serves should do it with the strength God provides. Gift, serve, strength. Three keys. Use your gift. Serve others. Use God’s strength. Prayer: Show me my gift and help me serve.

197. 1 Peter 4:14. If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed. Insults for Christ bring blessing. Not fun. Not comfortable. But blessed. The Spirit of glory rests on you. Prayer: Let me be blessed even when insulted.

198. 1 Peter 5:6 to 7. Humble yourselves under God’s mighty hand. Cast all your anxiety on him. Humility and anxiety. The two are connected. Humble yourself. Cast your cares on Him. He cares for you. Prayer: I humble myself. I cast my anxiety on You.

199. 1 Peter 5:10. The God of all grace will restore you and make you strong. Grace, restore, strong. Three promises. God of all grace. He restores. He makes strong. After suffering comes restoration. Prayer: Restore me and make me strong.

200. 2 Peter 1:2 to 4. Grace and peace be yours in abundance. His divine power has given us everything we need. Abundant grace. Abundant peace. Everything you need for life and godliness. Already given. Not lacking. Prayer: Let me live in the abundance You have given.

Verses of Blessing from the End of the Bible

201. 2 Peter 3:13. We are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth. Forward. Not backward. The new is coming. Not just a new year. A new heaven and earth. That is your ultimate hope. Prayer: Let me look forward to what is coming.

202. 1 John 1:7. The blood of Jesus purifies us from all sin. All sin. Not some sin. Not the small sins. All sin. The blood is powerful. Complete purification. Start the year clean. Prayer: Purify me from all sin.

203. 1 John 3:1. See what great love the Father has lavished on us. Lavished. Not given sparingly. Lavished. Poured out. Abundant love. That is how the Father loves you. Not measured. Lavished. Prayer: Let me see the love You have lavished on me.

204. 1 John 4:4. The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. Greater. Not equal. Not slightly bigger. Greater. The Spirit in you outranks everything in the world. Remember that this year. Prayer: Remind me that You are greater.

205. 1 John 4:18. Perfect love drives out fear. Perfect love. Not partial love. Perfect. It drives out fear. Fear cannot stay where perfect love is present. Receive His love. Fear leaves. Prayer: Let Your perfect love drive out my fear.

206. 1 John 5:4. Everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Overcomers. Not victims. Born of God, you overcome. Faith is the victory. Not effort. Faith. Prayer: Let my faith overcome the world.

207. 2 John 1:3. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ will be with us in truth and love. Grace, mercy, peace. Three blessings. In truth and love. Not just words. Reality. They will be with us. Prayer: Let grace, mercy, and peace be with me.

208. 3 John 1:2. I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you. Health and well being. That is God’s desire for you. Not sickness. Not struggle. Good health. Things going well. Pray it. Believe it. Prayer: I pray for good health and well being.

209. Jude 1:2. Mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. In abundance. Not barely. Abundance. Mercy, peace, love. All three. More than enough. That is Jude’s blessing for you. Prayer: Give me mercy, peace, and love in abundance.

210. Revelation 1:3. Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy. Reading Scripture brings blessing. Not just understanding. Reading. The act of engaging with God’s Word is blessed. Read it this year. Prayer: Bless me as I read Your Word.

211. Revelation 1:5 to 6. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, who has made us to be a kingdom and priests. Loved, freed, made. Three actions of Jesus. He loves. He frees. He makes. You are a kingdom. A priest. That is your identity. Prayer: Thank you for loving, freeing, and making me.

212. Revelation 2:7. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life. Victory leads to fruit. Not just surviving. Victorious. The tree of life awaits. Keep fighting. The reward is worth it. Prayer: Make me victorious.

213. Revelation 3:8. I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. Open door. No one shuts it. God opens doors for you this year. Not some doors. The right doors. Walk through them. Prayer: Open doors for me that no one can shut.

214. Revelation 3:20. I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in. Jesus knocks. Not breaks down the door. Knocks. Gently. Patiently. Open the door. He comes in. Fellowship follows. Prayer: I open the door. Come in.

215. Revelation 5:12. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. Blessing to the Lamb. Not just to us. Blessing flows to Jesus. He is worthy. Your blessing of Him becomes your own blessing. Worship is reciprocal. Prayer: I bless the Lamb who was slain.

216. Revelation 7:9 to 10. A great multitude from every nation cried out, salvation belongs to our God. Salvation belongs to God. Not to you. Not to your effort. Salvation is His gift. Your job is to cry out. Prayer: Salvation belongs to You.

217. Revelation 7:14 to 17. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. God will wipe every tear from their eyes. No more death, mourning, crying, or pain. That is coming. The new year points to the new creation. Prayer: Wipe every tear from my eyes.

218. Revelation 14:13. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. They will rest from their labor. Their deeds will follow them. Death is not the end for believers. Rest follows labor. Your work matters. It follows you. Prayer: Let my deeds follow me.

219. Revelation 19:1. Hallelujah. Salvation and glory and power belong to our God. Hallelujah is the language of blessing. Praising God. Salvation, glory, power all belong to Him. Start the year with hallelujah. End it the same way. Prayer: Hallelujah. Salvation, glory, and power belong to You.

220. Revelation 20:6. Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. Resurrection people. Death has no final say. That is your destiny. Blessed and holy. Prayer: Let me share in the resurrection.

221. Revelation 21:3 to 4. God’s dwelling place is with his people. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. No more death, mourning, crying, pain. That is the future. Not just the new year. The new creation. God with us. Tears wiped. Pain gone. Prayer: Let me look forward to that day.

222. Revelation 21:5. I am making all things new. Write this down. These words are trustworthy and true. All things new. Not some things. All things. The One on the throne declares it. Trustworthy. True. Prayer: Make all things new in my life.

223. Revelation 21:6. It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. It is done. Past tense. The work is finished. The beginning and the end. He holds both. Your year, from start to finish, is in His hands. Prayer: You are the Beginning and the End of my year.

224. Revelation 22:1 to 2. The river of the water of life flowed down the middle of the street. The tree of life stood on each side of the river. River and tree. Life and healing. That is the picture of the end. The new year is a step toward that river. Prayer: Lead me to the river of life.

225. Revelation 22:5. They will reign for ever and ever. You will reign. Not just survive. Reign. Forever. That is your destiny. The blessed new year is a step into that reign. Prayer: Let me reign with You.

226. Revelation 22:7. Look, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy. Jesus is coming soon. Not delayed. Not forgotten. Soon. Keep His words. The blessing is for those who do. Prayer: Help me keep Your words.

227. Revelation 22:12. Look, I am coming soon. My reward is with me. Reward is coming with Jesus. Not empty handed. Reward. For your work. For your faithfulness. It is coming. Prayer: Let me be ready for Your reward.

228. Revelation 22:14. Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will have the right to the tree of life. Washing leads to access. Clean robes lead to the tree of life. Jesus does the washing. You receive the access. Prayer: Wash my robes. Give me access.

229. Revelation 22:17. The Spirit and the bride say, come. Let the one who hears say, come. Let the one who is thirsty come. Invitation. Come. The Spirit invites. The church invites. Anyone thirsty can come. The water of life is free. Prayer: I come to the water of life.

230. Revelation 22:21. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. The final word of the Bible. Grace. Not judgment. Not law. Grace. With God’s people. That includes you. The Bible ends with grace. Start your year with grace. End with grace. Prayer: Let Your grace be with me.

More Blessing Verses from the Psalms

231. Psalm 1:1. Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked. Walking, standing, sitting. Three postures. The blessed person avoids them all. Not just actions. Associations. Choose your company carefully. Prayer: Keep me from walking with the wicked.

232. Psalm 2:11 to 12. Serve the Lord with fear. Kiss his son, or he will be angry. Serve and kiss. Two actions. Reverence and allegiance. That is the path to blessing. Not avoidance. Engagement. Prayer: Help me serve and kiss the Son.

233. Psalm 3:8. From the Lord comes deliverance. Your blessing may be deliverance itself. Not just prosperity. Deliverance. Rescue. God is the source. Trust Him to deliver. Prayer: Deliver me.

234. Psalm 4:7. You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound. Joy greater than harvest. Deeper than circumstances. God gives that joy. Not dependent on abundance. Deeper than abundance. Prayer: Fill my heart with that joy.

235. Psalm 6:8 to 9. The Lord has heard my weeping. He has heard my cry for mercy. God hears tears. He does not ignore crying. Mercy follows weeping. Your tears are not wasted. Prayer: Hear my weeping. Have mercy.

236. Psalm 7:10. My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. Shield and salvation. Two protections. God is both. He does not just save. He shields. Constantly. Prayer: Be my shield.

237. Psalm 8:4 to 5. What is mankind that you are mindful of them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. Crowned with glory and honor. That is God’s view of you. Not small. Crowned. Walk in that. Prayer: Help me live as crowned with glory.

238. Psalm 9:1 to 2. I will give thanks to you, Lord. I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Thanksgiving and testimony. The two responses to blessing. Give thanks. Tell the deeds. That completes the blessing cycle. Prayer: I give thanks and tell of Your deeds.

239. Psalm 10:14. You are the helper of the fatherless. God sees the vulnerable. He helps those who cannot help themselves. That is His character. You may be vulnerable in some way. He helps. Prayer: Help me in my vulnerability.

240. Psalm 11:7. The Lord is righteous. He loves justice. The upright will see his face. Righteous, just, face seeing. Three attributes. Three promises. The upright see God’s face. That is blessing. Prayer: Let me see Your face.

241. Psalm 12:5. I will now arise, says the Lord. I will protect them. God arises. He is not passive. He protects. When the time is right, He acts. Your protection is coming. Prayer: Arise and protect me.

242. Psalm 13:5 to 6. I trust in your unfailing love. My heart rejoices in your salvation. Trust and rejoice. Unfailing love and salvation. The pattern of the blessed life. Trust first. Rejoice follows. Prayer: I trust in Your unfailing love.

243. Psalm 14:7. Salvation for Israel will come out of Zion. Salvation comes. Not from human effort. From God’s appointed place. Wait for it. It is coming. Prayer: Let salvation come.

244. Psalm 15:1 to 2. Who may dwell on your holy mountain? The one who walks blamelessly and speaks the truth. Two requirements. Blameless walk. Truthful speech. That is the resident of God’s presence. Prayer: Help me walk blamelessly and speak truth.

245. Psalm 17:15. I will see your face. When I awake, I will be satisfied. Seeing God’s face brings satisfaction. Not things. Not achievements. Presence. That is the ultimate blessing. Prayer: Let me see Your face.

246. Psalm 18:19. He brought me out into a spacious place. He rescued me because he delighted in me. Spacious place. Rescue. Delight. God delights in you. That is why He rescues. That is why He expands your space. Prayer: Bring me into a spacious place.

247. Psalm 19:7 to 8. The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. Refreshing and wisdom. Two gifts of God’s Word. It does not burden. It refreshes. It does not confuse. It makes wise. Prayer: Refresh my soul and make me wise.

248. Psalm 22:24. He has not hidden his face. He has heard the cry. God does not hide. He hears. Even when it feels like He is hiding, He is not. He hears your cry. Prayer: Hear my cry.

249. Psalm 25:12 to 13. Who is the one who fears the Lord? They will spend their days in prosperity. Prosperity is not guaranteed for everyone. But for those who fear the Lord? They will spend their days in prosperity. Prayer: Teach me the fear of the Lord.

250. Psalm 26:12. I will bless the Lord. Blessing flows to God. Not just from God. When you bless the Lord, you are positioned to receive blessing. Worship opens the channel. Prayer: I will bless You.

251. Psalm 28:7. The Lord is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in him. Strength, shield, trust. Three in one. God strengthens. God protects. The proper response is trust. Trust leads to help. Prayer: Be my strength and shield.

252. Psalm 31:19. How abundant are the good things you have stored up for those who fear you. Abundant good things. Stored up. Not used up. The supply never runs out. For those who fear God. That is you. Prayer: Release the good things You have stored for me.

253. Psalm 32:1 to 2. Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven. Forgiveness first. All other blessings follow. Start with a clean slate. God offers it. Receive it. Prayer: Forgive my transgressions.

254. Psalm 33:12. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Corporate blessing. Not just individual. Your nation is blessed if it honors God. Pray for your nation this year. Prayer: Let my nation be blessed by You.

255. Psalm 34:22. The Lord will rescue his servants. No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. Rescue and refuge. No condemnation. That is safety. You are safe in God. Not because of your performance. Because of His protection. Prayer: Rescue me. Let me refuge in You.

256. Psalm 35:9 to 10. My soul will rejoice in the Lord. My whole being will say, who is like you? Rejoicing leads to testimony. You rejoice, then you declare. Who is like God? No one. Prayer: Let my soul rejoice in You.

257. Psalm 36:9. With you is the fountain of life. In your light we see light. Fountain of life. Light of lights. God is the source of both. Life and light flow from Him. Stay near the fountain. Prayer: Let me drink from the fountain of life.

258. Psalm 37:4. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Delight first. Desires follow. Not the other way around. Take delight in God. He plants desires. He fulfills them. Prayer: Let me take delight in You.

259. Psalm 38:15. Lord, I wait for you. You will answer. Waiting is an action. Active waiting. Expectant waiting. God answers. Not maybe. He will answer. Prayer: I wait for You. Answer me.

260. Psalm 39:7. My hope is in you. Hope is located. Not scattered. Not vague. In God. That is where you place your hope. Not in the new year. In the God of the new year. Prayer: My hope is in You.

Verses for the Beginning of the Year

261. Psalm 42:5. Put your hope in God. Hope is not passive. You put it. You place it. Choose to hope. Not based on feelings. Based on decision. Prayer: I put my hope in You.

262. Psalm 43:5. Hope in God. My Savior and my God. Hope is centered. My Savior. My God. Personal. Not distant. Your Savior. Your God. Hope in Him. Prayer: You are my Savior and my God.

263. Psalm 44:8. In God we make our boast all day long. Boasting is not arrogance. Boasting is testimony. Telling what God has done. All day long. Not just once. Continual testimony. Prayer: Let me boast in You all day.

264. Psalm 45:7. God has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. Oil of joy. Not just joy. Anointed joy. Joy that comes from the Spirit. Set above. Not in pride. In position. Joy elevates. Prayer: Anoint me with the oil of joy.

265. Psalm 47:2. How awesome is the Lord Most High. Awe is the beginning of blessing. When you are awed by God, you are positioned to receive. Start the year with awe. Prayer: Fill me with awe of You.

266. Psalm 49:15. God will redeem me from the realm of the dead. Redemption is not just for now. It is for then. From death itself. God redeems. He will redeem you. Prayer: Redeem me from death.

267. Psalm 51:10. Create in me a pure heart, O God. Renew a steadfast spirit within me. Creation and renewal. David’s prayer for the new year. New heart. New spirit. God does both. Prayer: Create in me a pure heart.

268. Psalm 52:9. I will praise you forever. Forever is a long time. Start now. Praise is not just for when you feel like it. Praise is for always. Forever includes this year. Prayer: I will praise You forever.

269. Psalm 53:6. Salvation will come. Salvation is coming. Not here yet in fullness. But coming. This year may bring more salvation. More rescue. More deliverance. Prayer: Let salvation come.

270. Psalm 54:4. God is my help. The Lord sustains me. Help and sustain. Two actions. God helps. God sustains. Not one or the other. Both. You are helped. You are held. Prayer: Help me and sustain me.

271. Psalm 56:9. This I know. God is for me. Knowing. Not hoping. Not wondering. Knowing. God is for you. That is a fact. Not dependent on your feelings. It is true. Prayer: Let me know that You are for me.

272. Psalm 57:10. Your love reaches to the heavens. Your faithfulness to the skies. Love as high as heaven. Faithfulness as far as the sky. Immeasurable. Beyond measurement. That is God’s love for you. Prayer: Let me see the height of Your love.

273. Psalm 58:11. Surely there is a reward for the righteous. Surely. Not maybe. Certainly. Reward is coming. For the righteous. Not because of works. Because of grace that produces righteousness. Prayer: Let me receive my reward.

274. Psalm 59:16. I will sing of your strength. I will sing of your love. Strength and love. Two songs. Two reasons to sing. Even in the morning. Even in difficulty. Sing anyway. Prayer: Let me sing of Your strength and love.

275. Psalm 60:4. You have raised a banner for those who fear you. A banner is a rallying point. A symbol. Your fear of God raises a banner. Others see it. They rally. Your faith blesses others. Prayer: Raise a banner through me.

276. Psalm 61:2. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Higher rock. Not self help. Not bootstraps. A rock higher than you. God is that rock. He lifts you. Not you climbing. Him lifting. Prayer: Lead me to the higher rock.

277. Psalm 62:2. He alone is my rock. Alone. Not multiple rocks. Not divided loyalty. He alone. That is the source of blessing. Exclusive dependence. Prayer: You alone are my rock.

278. Psalm 63:8. I cling to you. Your right hand upholds me. Clinging and upholding. You cling. He upholds. Your effort and His power. Both matter. Cling to Him. He will not let go. Prayer: I cling to You. Uphold me.

279. Psalm 64:10. The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him. Rejoice and refuge. The two responses. Joy in God. Safety in God. Not separate. Together. Joyful safety. Prayer: Let me rejoice and take refuge.

280. Psalm 66:1. Shout for joy to God. Shout. Not whisper. Not mumble. Shout. Joy is loud. Joy is expressive. Start the year with a shout. Prayer: I shout for joy to You.

281. Psalm 67:3. May the peoples praise you. Not just you. All peoples. Your praise invites others to praise. Your blessing reaches beyond you. It touches nations. Prayer: Let the peoples praise You through me.

282. Psalm 68:5. A father to the fatherless. A defender of widows. God’s character. He defends the vulnerable. That is who He is. He is your defender. Prayer: Defend me.

283. Psalm 69:30. I will praise God’s name in song. I will glorify him with thanksgiving. Song and thanksgiving. Two expressions of praise. Not just words. Melody and gratitude. Use both. Prayer: Let me praise You with song and thanks.

284. Psalm 70:4. May all who seek you rejoice. Seeking leads to rejoicing. Not drudgery. Joy. Seekers are not miserable. They are joyful. Keep seeking. Prayer: Let me rejoice as I seek You.

285. Psalm 71:8. My mouth is filled with your praise. Filled. Not partial. Not occasional. Filled. Continual praise. Your mouth can be filled with praise or complaints. Choose praise. Prayer: Fill my mouth with Your praise.

286. Psalm 72:18 to 19. Praise be to his glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with his glory. The whole earth. Not part of it. The whole earth filled with God’s glory. That is coming. Pray toward it. Prayer: Fill the earth with Your glory.

287. Psalm 73:26. God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Heart strength and eternal portion. God gives both. Not just external strength. Internal. Not just temporary provision. Eternal. Prayer: Be the strength of my heart.

288. Psalm 74:17. You set all the boundaries of the earth. God sets boundaries. Not just for nations. For seasons. For years. He marks the borders. Your year has boundaries. He sets them. Prayer: Set the boundaries of my year.

289. Psalm 75:1. We praise you, God. We praise you, for your name is near. Nearness. God’s name is near. Not distant. Not far. Near. That is why you praise. He is close. Prayer: Your name is near. I praise You.

290. Psalm 76:1. God is known in Judah. His name is great. God makes Himself known. Not hidden. Not secret. Known. His name is great. Start the year knowing Him. Prayer: Make Yourself known to me.

291. Psalm 77:13. Your ways, God, are holy. Holy ways. Not common. Not ordinary. Set apart. God’s ways are different. Trust them even when you do not understand. They are holy. Prayer: Teach me Your holy ways.

292. Psalm 78:4. We will tell the next generation. Telling is not optional. The next generation needs to hear. Your testimony blesses those who come after you. Tell them. Prayer: Help me tell the next generation.

293. Psalm 79:13. We will praise you forever. Forever is the timeline. Not a season. Not a year. Forever. Praise is not temporary. It is eternal. Start practicing now. Prayer: I will praise You forever.

294. Psalm 80:19. Restore us, Lord God Almighty. Restoration is needed. Not just for individuals. For communities. For nations. Restore us. Make your face shine. Then we will be saved. Prayer: Restore us. Shine on us. Save us.

295. Psalm 81:16. You would be fed with the finest of wheat. Honey from the rock. Finest wheat. Honey from unexpected places. God’s provision is not just enough. It is excellent. It surprises. Prayer: Feed me with finest wheat and honey from the rock.

296. Psalm 82:3 to 4. Defend the weak and the fatherless. Uphold the cause of the poor. Blessing is not just receiving. It is giving. Defend. Uphold. Use your position to help others. Prayer: Use me to defend the weak.

297. Psalm 83:1. O God, do not remain silent. Silence is hard. You need God to speak. He is not silent forever. He speaks. Ask Him to break the silence. Prayer: Do not remain silent. Speak.

298. Psalm 84:4. Blessed are those who dwell in your house. Dwelling. Not visiting. Permanent residence in God’s presence. That is deep blessing. Not occasional church attendance. Dwelling. Prayer: Let me dwell in Your house.

299. Psalm 85:10 to 11. Love and faithfulness meet together. Righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth. Love, faithfulness, righteousness, peace. Four virtues in harmony. That is the blessed society. Pray for it. Pray for it to start in you. Prayer: Let love and faithfulness meet in me.

300. Psalm 86:5. You are forgiving and good, abounding in love. Forgiving, good, abounding in love. Three attributes of God. Not just one. All three. He forgives. He is good. He abounds in love. That is who you are dealing with. Prayer: Thank you for forgiving, good, abounding love.

Verses for the Middle and End of the Year

301. Psalm 87:3. Glorious things are said of you, city of God. Glorious things are said of God’s people. Not because of you. Because of Him who dwells in you. Glorious things await you this year. Prayer: Speak glorious things over me.

302. Psalm 88:13. I cry to you for help. In the morning my prayer comes before you. Morning prayer. Not just when convenient. Morning. Start the day with prayer. Your cry reaches Him. Prayer: Let my morning prayer come before You.

303. Psalm 89:1. I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever. Singing love. Not just feeling it. Expressing it. Forever. Not just for a season. The new year is a chance to sing again. Prayer: I will sing of Your great love.

304. Psalm 90:14. Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love. Satisfaction comes from love. Not from accomplishments. Not from possessions. Unfailing love. That satisfies. Morning by morning. Prayer: Satisfy me with Your love.

305. Psalm 91:2. He is my refuge and my fortress. Refuge and fortress. Two layers of protection. A refuge is a place of safety. A fortress is a defended place. God is both. You are doubly safe. Prayer: Be my refuge and fortress.

306. Psalm 92:1 to 2. It is good to praise the Lord. To proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night. Morning and night. Love and faithfulness. The rhythm of praise. Bookend your days with praise. Prayer: Let me praise You morning and night.

307. Psalm 93:1. The Lord reigns. He is robed in majesty. The Lord reigns. Not circumstances. Not other powers. The Lord. He is robed in majesty. Your year is under His reign. Prayer: You reign. I trust Your reign.

308. Psalm 94:12. Blessed is the one you discipline. Discipline is not punishment. It is training. It leads to blessing. Not comfortable. But blessed. God’s discipline shapes you. Receive it. Prayer: Discipline me for my blessing.

309. Psalm 95:6 to 7. Come, let us bow down in worship. We are the sheep of his pasture. Worship, bowing, kneeling. Postures of humility. Sheep posture. Not wolves. Not lions. Sheep. Dependent. Trusting. That is the posture of blessing. Prayer: I bow down and worship You.

310. Psalm 96:7 to 8. Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Bring an offering. Glory, strength, offering. Three ways to bless God. Ascribe. Bring. Give. Your worship blesses Him. He blesses you in return. Prayer: I ascribe glory and strength to You.

311. Psalm 97:11. Light shines on the righteous. Joy on the upright. Light and joy. Two gifts. Not just for the future. For now. Light shines. Joy is present. Walk in them. Prayer: Let light and joy shine on me.

312. Psalm 98:4. Shout for joy to the Lord. Burst into jubilant song. Shout. Burst. Not restrained. Not quiet. Joy is loud. Joy is explosive. Express it. Prayer: Let me shout for joy to You.

313. Psalm 99:5. Exalt the Lord our God. Worship at his footstool. Exalt, worship, footstool. Three postures. Lifting God high. Bowing low. Recognizing His authority. That is worship. That brings blessing. Prayer: I exalt You. I worship at Your footstool.

314. Psalm 100:2 to 3. Worship the Lord with gladness. Know that the Lord is God. Worship with gladness. Not with duty. Not with obligation. Gladness. And know. Knowledge and emotion together. That is full worship. Prayer: Let me worship with gladness.

315. Psalm 101:2. I will be careful to lead a blameless life. Careful living. Not careless. Intention matters. Lead a blameless life. Not perfect. Blameless. No scandal. No hypocrisy. That is the blessing. Prayer: Help me lead a blameless life.

316. Psalm 102:17. He will respond to the prayer of the destitute. He will not despise their prayer. God responds to the desperate. Not despising. Responding. Your desperate prayers are not ignored. They are heard. They are answered. Prayer: Hear my desperate prayer.

317. Psalm 103:1. Praise the Lord, my soul. All my inmost being, praise his holy name. Inmost being. Not surface level. Deep praise. From your core. Your soul. Not just your lips. That is true worship. Prayer: Let my inmost being praise You.

318. Psalm 104:33. I will sing to the Lord all my life. Singing is lifelong. Not just for a season. All your life. The new year is another verse in the song. Keep singing. Prayer: Let me sing to You all my life.

319. Psalm 105:3 to 4. Glory in his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength. Seek his face always. Glory, rejoice, look, seek. Four actions. One result. Always seeking. Continual blessing. Prayer: Help me seek Your face always.

320. Psalm 106:1. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. Thanks, goodness, enduring love. The three markers of praise. Give thanks because He is good. His love never ends. That is why you praise. Prayer: I give thanks for Your enduring love.

321. Psalm 107:1. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. Repetition for emphasis. The same verse. The same truth. It bears repeating. God’s love endures. Forever. That is worth saying twice. Prayer: His love endures forever. I give thanks.

322. Psalm 108:1. My heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music. Steadfast heart. Not wavering. Not anxious. Firm. That heart sings. That heart makes music. Steadfastness produces song. Prayer: Give me a steadfast heart.

323. Psalm 109:30. With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord. Extol. Lift high. Greatly. Not a little. Not grudgingly. Greatly. With your mouth. Your words matter. Use them to extol. Prayer: Let me greatly extol You with my mouth.

324. Psalm 110:1 to 2. The Lord says to my Lord, sit at my right hand. The Lord will extend your mighty scepter. Authority given. Scepter extended. Jesus rules. He has all authority. That authority is for your blessing. Prayer: Let Your scepter extend over me.

325. Psalm 111:1. I will extol the Lord with all my heart. Extol with all your heart. Not part. Not half. All. Wholehearted praise. That is the call. That is the blessing. Prayer: Let me extol You with all my heart.

326. Psalm 112:1. Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of blessing. Not terror. Reverence. Awe. Respect. That fear leads to blessing. Prayer: Give me the fear of the Lord.

327. Psalm 113:1 to 2. Praise the Lord. Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forever. Now and forever. Present and future. This moment and all moments. Praise is not just for later. It is for now. Prayer: Let Your name be praised now and forever.

328. Psalm 114:7. Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord. Creation responds to God. The earth trembles. Mountains skip. Seas flee. Creation worships. Join creation. Tremble. Worship. Blessing follows. Prayer: Let me tremble at Your presence.

329. Psalm 115:1. Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory. Glory belongs to God. Not to you. Not to your efforts. To His name. That is the posture of humility. That posture attracts blessing. Prayer: Not to me. To Your name be the glory.

330. Psalm 116:1 to 2. I love the Lord, for he heard my voice. Love follows hearing. God heard you. That is why you love. He inclined His ear. He listens. He responds. Prayer: Thank you for hearing my voice.

331. Psalm 117:1 to 2. Praise the Lord, all you nations. His love is great. Shortest psalm. Smallest chapter. Huge message. All nations praise. His love is great. That is enough. Prayer: Let all nations praise Your great love.

332. Psalm 118:1. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. The verse that ends the Psalm. The verse that starts the Psalm. The same verse. The same truth. Bookends of praise. Start and end the year with thanks. Prayer: I give thanks. His love endures forever.

333. Psalm 119:1 to 2. Blessed are those whose ways are blameless. Blessed are those who keep his statutes. Blameless ways. Kept statutes. Not perfection. Intention. Direction. That is the blessed life. Prayer: Help me keep Your statutes.

334. Psalm 119:165. Great peace have those who love your law. Nothing can make them stumble. Great peace. Stumble proof. Love for God’s law produces both. Not easy. Not automatic. Learned. Choose to love His law. Prayer: Give me great peace through loving Your law.

335. Psalm 120:1. I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me. Distress leads to calling. Calling leads to answering. That is the pattern. Not distress alone. Distress plus calling equals answer. Call on Him. Prayer: Answer me when I call.

336. Psalm 121:1 to 2. I lift up my eyes to the mountains. My help comes from the Lord. Lifted eyes. Not downcast. Not inward. Upward. Help comes from above. Not from within. Not from around. From the Lord. Prayer: I lift my eyes to You.

337. Psalm 122:6 to 7. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you be secure. Peace and security. Two blessings for the city. Pray for your city. Its peace is your peace. Prayer: Let peace be within your walls.

338. Psalm 123:1 to 2. I lift up my eyes to you. As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master. Dependent posture. Eyes on the master’s hand. Waiting for direction. Expecting provision. That is the posture of blessing. Prayer: My eyes are on You.

339. Psalm 124:8. Our help is in the name of the Lord. Help not in yourself. Not in other people. Not in circumstances. Help in the name of the Lord. That name is powerful. That name saves. Prayer: My help is in Your name.

340. Psalm 125:1 to 2. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. Unshakable. Surrounding mountains. Trust makes you unshakable. Not because you are strong. Because God surrounds you. Prayer: Surround me like the mountains surround Zion.

341. Psalm 126:3. The Lord has done great things for us. Great things. Not small. Not ordinary. Great. Look back. See them. Testify about them. Your testimony blesses others. Prayer: Thank you for the great things You have done.

342. Psalm 127:1. Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Divine building. Not human effort alone. God must be the builder. Your work matters. But His work matters more. Pray for His building. Prayer: Build my house. Otherwise I labor in vain.

343. Psalm 128:1 to 2. Blessed are all who fear the Lord. You will eat the fruit of your labor. Fear leads to blessing. Blessing leads to fruit. Fruit leads to eating. Not wasted labor. Fruitful labor. Prayer: Let me eat the fruit of my labor.

344. Psalm 129:8. May the blessing of the Lord be on you. The blessing is active. Not passive. It rests on you. Not comes and goes. Rests. Abides. Stays. That is the blessing. Prayer: Let Your blessing rest on me.

345. Psalm 130:5. I wait for the Lord. My whole being waits. Waiting is active. Whole being waiting. Not distracted. Not impatient. Fully present. Waiting on God. That is worship. Prayer: My whole being waits for You.

346. Psalm 131:1 to 2. My heart is not proud. I have calmed and quieted my soul. Humility and stillness. Two inner postures. Not proud. Not frantic. Calm. Quiet. That is the blessed soul. Prayer: Calm and quiet my soul.

347. Psalm 132:13 to 14. The Lord has chosen Zion. This is my resting place. God chooses. He rests in His chosen place. He chooses you. He rests in you. That is staggering. That is blessing. Prayer: Rest in me as I rest in You.

348. Psalm 133:1. How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity. Unity is good. Unity is pleasant. Not just efficient. Pleasant. God’s people together. That is a blessing. Prayer: Let unity flourish among Your people.

349. Psalm 134:3. May the Lord bless you from Zion. Blessing flows from God’s presence. Not from random sources. From Zion. From His dwelling place. Stay near His presence. Blessing follows. Prayer: Bless me from Your presence.

350. Psalm 135:13. Your name, Lord, endures forever. Enduring name. Not fading. Not temporary. Forever. That name blesses. That name saves. That name protects. Prayer: Your name endures forever. I trust it.

351. Psalm 136:1. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. The refrain of the psalm. Twenty six times. His love endures forever. Say it until you believe it. Say it until it shapes you. Prayer: His love endures forever. I give thanks.

352. Psalm 137:5 to 6. If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. Memory matters. Forgetting is dangerous. Remember what God has done. Your memory is a source of blessing. Prayer: Help me remember what You have done.

353. Psalm 138:2. I will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness. Unfailing love. Faithfulness. Two reasons to praise. Not based on circumstances. Based on God’s character. That praise never runs out. Prayer: I praise Your unfailing love and faithfulness.

354. Psalm 139:1 to 2. You have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise. Known. Fully known. Not a stranger to God. He searches. He knows. That is comfort. That is blessing. Prayer: You know me. Thank you.

355. Psalm 140:12 to 13. The Lord secures justice for the poor. Surely the righteous will praise your name. Justice and praise. God secures justice. The righteous respond with praise. Your praise is the response to His justice. Prayer: Let me praise Your name.

356. Psalm 141:2. May my prayer be set before you like incense. Incense rises. It ascends. Your prayers ascend to God. Not stuck on earth. Not ignored. Ascending. Reaching His presence. Prayer: Let my prayer rise to You.

357. Psalm 142:7. Set me free from my prison. Prison is real. Not always literal. Emotional prison. Circumstantial prison. God sets free. Ask Him. He opens the doors. Prayer: Set me free from my prison.

358. Psalm 143:8. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love. Morning word. Not evening only. Morning. Start the day with a word from God. His unfailing love. That word carries you through the day. Prayer: Bring me word of Your love each morning.

359. Psalm 144:15. Blessed are the people of whom this is true. Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord. The final blessing of the psalms. Blessed people. God as Lord. That is the summary. That is the promise. Prayer: You are my Lord. I am blessed.

360. Psalm 145:8 to 9. The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all. Gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, rich in love, good to all. Five attributes. All true. All for you. Prayer: Thank you for Your gracious compassion.

361. Psalm 146:5. Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob. Help located. Not in self. Not in money. Not in government. In the God of Jacob. That help never fails. Prayer: My help is in You.

362. Psalm 147:3. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Healing and binding. Two actions for broken hearts. He does not ignore the pain. He heals it. He binds it. That is His character. Prayer: Heal my broken heart. Bind my wounds.

363. Psalm 148:13. Let them praise the name of the Lord. His name alone is exalted. His splendor is above the earth and the heavens. Exalted name. Splendor above everything. That is worthy of praise. Start the year praising His exalted name. Prayer: Your name alone is exalted.

364. Psalm 149:4. The Lord takes delight in his people. He crowns the humble with victory. Delight and victory. Two gifts. God delights in you. Not tolerates. Delights. And He crowns you. Not with defeat. With victory. Prayer: You delight in me. Crown me with victory.

365. Psalm 150:6. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Everything. Every creature. Every person. Every breath. Praise the Lord. That is the end of the psalms. That is the end of the year. Praise. Prayer: Everything that has breath. That includes me. I praise You.

Final Verses for the Blessed Year

366. Genesis 1:28. God blessed them and said, be fruitful and increase. The first blessing in the Bible. Fruitfulness. Increase. That is God’s original intent for you. It still stands. Prayer: Make me fruitful. Let me increase.

367. Genesis 12:2 to 3. I will bless you. You will be a blessing. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you. Blessed to be a blessing. Not a dead end. A channel. God blesses you so others are blessed through you. Prayer: Make me a blessing to others.

368. Genesis 24:1. The Lord had blessed Abraham in every way. In every way. Not partially. Not selectively. Every way. That is God’s heart for you. Complete blessing. Prayer: Bless me in every way.

369. Exodus 23:25. Worship the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water. Worship leads to provision. Not magic. Not formula. Relationship. Worship God. He blesses the basics. Your bread and water. Prayer: Bless my bread and water.

370. Exodus 34:24. I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory. Enlarged territory. Not just enough land. More. God expands your influence. Your reach. Your impact. That is blessing. Prayer: Enlarge my territory.

371. Leviticus 26:3 to 4. If you follow my decrees, I will send you rain in its season. Seasonable rain. Right time. Right amount. Provision timed perfectly. Not early. Not late. On time. God’s timing is perfect. Prayer: Send rain in its season.

372. Numbers 6:27. So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them. God’s name on you. Like a signature. Like a brand. You belong to Him. His name marks you. That marking is blessing. Prayer: Put Your name on me.

373. Deuteronomy 1:11. May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times. A thousand times. Multiplication. Not addition. Multiplication. God’s blessing multiplies. Not just enough. Abundant. Prayer: Increase me a thousand times.

374. Deuteronomy 2:7. The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. All the work. Not some. Not the work that succeeded. All of it. God’s blessing covers every effort. Even the ones that seemed to fail. Prayer: Bless all the work of my hands.

375. Deuteronomy 7:13. He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. Love, bless, increase. Three actions. All from God. All for you. He loves. He blesses. He increases. That is the pattern. Prayer: Love me, bless me, increase me.

376. Deuteronomy 11:26 to 27. I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse. The blessing if you obey. The choice is yours. Choose blessing. Obey God. Walk in His ways. The blessing follows. Prayer: Help me choose the blessing.

377. Deuteronomy 15:6. The Lord your God will bless you as he has promised. Promise. Not suggestion. Not possibility. Promise. God promised to bless. He keeps His promises. You can count on it. Prayer: Bless me as You promised.

378. Deuteronomy 28:2 to 3. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you. Blessings come. They accompany. Not distant. Not occasional. Present. Accompanying. Walking with you. That is the blessed life. Prayer: Let Your blessings accompany me.

379. Joshua 1:8. You will be prosperous and successful. Prosperity and success. Not vague. Not wishful. Promised. Condition is meditating on God’s Word. Do that. Receive the promise. Prayer: Let me be prosperous and successful.

380. Ruth 2:12. May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded. Repayment and reward. God sees your deeds. He repays. He rewards. Not in this life only. Eternally. Your work matters. Prayer: Repay me. Reward me.

381. 1 Samuel 2:30. Those who honor me I will honor. Honor God. He honors you in return. Not transactional. Relational. Your honor flows from gratitude. His honor flows from grace. Prayer: Let me honor You. Honor me.

382. 2 Samuel 22:21. The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness. Righteousness is not your own. It is Christ’s. When you stand in His righteousness, God deals with you generously. Not according to your sin. According to Christ’s perfection. Prayer: Deal with me according to Christ’s righteousness.

383. 1 Kings 3:12. I will give you a wise and discerning heart. Wisdom and discernment. Two gifts Solomon asked for. God gave them. He gives them to you too. Ask for wisdom. He gives generously. Prayer: Give me a wise and discerning heart.

384. 2 Kings 4:1 to 7. The widow’s oil multiplied. Multiplication miracle. Little became much. Your little can become much. God multiplies what you give Him. Not what you hoard. What you offer. Prayer: Multiply what I offer You.

385. 1 Chronicles 4:10. Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory. Jabez’s prayer. Short. Specific. Powerful. Bless me. Enlarge my territory. Keep me from harm. Pray it. Mean it. God answered for Jabez. He answers for you. Prayer: Bless me. Enlarge my territory. Keep me from harm.

386. 2 Chronicles 20:20. Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld. Faith leads to being upheld. Not falling. Not collapsing. Upheld. God holds you. Your faith connects you to His holding power. Prayer: Uphold me as I have faith.

387. Ezra 8:22. The hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him for good. Hand of God. On everyone who looks to Him. For good. Not for harm. Not for indifference. For good. Look to Him. His hand is on you. Prayer: Let Your hand be on me for good.

388. Nehemiah 2:20. The God of heaven will give us success. Success from God. Not from human strategy alone. God gives success. He wants you to succeed. Not in pride. In purpose. His success is for His glory. Prayer: Give me success for Your glory.

389. Esther 8:16. For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor. Four words. Happiness. Joy. Gladness. Honor. That is the blessed state. Not just survival. Celebration. God can turn your situation from mourning to joy. Prayer: Turn my situation into happiness and joy.

390. Job 42:12. The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former. Double blessing. Restoration beyond what was lost. The end can be better than the beginning. This new year can be better than any before. Prayer: Bless the latter part of my life more than the former.

391. Proverbs 10:6. Blessings crown the head of the righteous. Crown of blessings. Not just a few. A crown. Wreath. Garland. Multiple blessings surrounding you. That is the righteous person’s reality. Prayer: Let blessings crown my head.

392. Proverbs 10:22. The blessing of the Lord brings wealth. Wealth as a blessing. Not wealth as an idol. Wealth as a tool. God’s blessing produces it. Use it for His purposes. Prayer: Bring wealth as part of Your blessing.

393. Proverbs 11:25. A generous person will prosper. Generosity leads to prosperity. Not stinginess. Not hoarding. Giving opens the flow of receiving. You cannot outgive God. Be generous. Prayer: Make me generous. Let me prosper.

394. Proverbs 12:2. Good people obtain favor from the Lord. Favor. Not just justice. Favor. Grace. Unmerited kindness. Good people receive it. Not because they are good enough. Because they are in Christ who is good. Prayer: Obtain favor for me.

395. Proverbs 14:21. Blessed is the one who is kind to the needy. Kindness to the needy brings blessing. Not a burden. An opportunity. The needy are not interruptions. They are channels for your blessing. Help them. God helps you. Prayer: Make me kind to the needy.

396. Proverbs 15:29. The Lord hears the prayer of the righteous. Hearing prayer. Not ignoring. Not delaying. Hearing. The righteous are heard. You are righteous in Christ. He hears you. Prayer: Hear my prayer.

397. Proverbs 16:20. Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord. Trust is the key. Not circumstances. Not performance. Trust. Trust in the Lord. That trust unlocks blessing. Prayer: I trust in You. Bless me.

398. Proverbs 19:17. Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord. Kindness to the poor is a loan to God. He repays. Generously. Not as charity. As a loan. He pays back. Prayer: Let me lend to You by being kind to the poor.

399. Proverbs 22:9. The generous will be blessed. Generous people are blessed people. Not because they earn it. Because God’s economy works that way. Give. Receive. Give again. The cycle of blessing. Prayer: Make me generous. Let me be blessed.

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How to End the Year with These Verses

As December approaches, go back to the verses that meant the most to you. Read them again. See how God used them. Thank Him for each one. Your gratitude closes the year well.

Share your favorite verse from the year with someone. Your testimony of what God did through that verse will bless them. Pass the blessing forward.

Write down the top ten verses that carried you. Keep them for next year. They will mean even more the second time.

Start a new list for the coming year. There are always more verses. More blessings. The Word never runs out. Neither does God’s goodness.

Final Word

You have 399 anchors. Each verse is a promise. Each promise is a blessing. The new year will bring challenges. You will need these anchors. But you also have joy coming. Purpose coming. Provision coming. Peace coming.

Do not just read these verses. Pray them. Live them. Let them become the soundtrack of your year. The blessed new year is not automatic. It is received. Receive it now. Receive it daily. Receive it fully.

God is blessing you. Not grudgingly. Not barely. Richly. Abundantly. Lavishly. Believe it. Live like it. And watch what He does.