Between New Year’s Eve and the first days of January, many people look back and ahead. What went well, and what should change? Here you’ll find 19 Bible verses for the new year: words of blessing for New Year’s cards, WhatsApp messages, and services for the start of the year—and verses that combine good intentions with a sense of calm.
Blessings for the new year
Verses for New Year’s cards and short personal mottos.
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You crown the year with your bounty, and your footsteps overflow with abundance.
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The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his face on you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26BlessingBaptismal verses
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It is because of the LORD’s goodness that we are not completely destroyed; his mercy does not end, it is new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23FaithfulnessBaptismal verses
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For behold, I will do a new thing.
Isaiah 43:19aNew beginningChange
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My time is in your hands.
Psalm 31:16aTimeBaptismal verses
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For I know well what thoughts I have about you, says the LORD: thoughts of peace and not of evil, that I may give you the future you have been waiting for.
Jeremiah 29:11FutureBaptismal verses
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The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from now on for ever.
Psalm 121:8ProtectionBaptismal verses
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Jesus Christ, yesterday and today and the same forever.
Hebrews 13:8ReliabilityBirthday
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Teach us to number our days, that we may gain wisdom.
Good intentions with God
Verses about planning, calm, and the next step.
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Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3PlanningSchool enrollment
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The human heart thinks out its own way, but the LORD alone directs its steps.
Proverbs 16:9GuidanceBaptismal verses
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You should say, “If the LORD wills, we will live; he will do what he pleases.”
James 4:15PlanningRecognition
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So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough to worry about.
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My brothers, I do not yet consider myself to have grasped it. But one thing I say: I leave behind what is no longer relevant, stretch out toward what lies ahead, and pursue the prize—the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14New beginningSports
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Commit your ways to the LORD, and he will establish your plans.
Psalm 37:5TrustBaptismal verses
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And whatever you do, whether in speech or in deed, do it all in the name of the LORD Jesus, and thank God the Father through him.
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For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1TimeBaptismal verses
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Praise the LORD, my soul, and do not forget the good he has done for you.
Psalm 103:2GratitudeBaptismal verses
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And he who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”
Revelation 21:5aNew beginningChange
Bible texts: Luther Bible 1912 (public domain), carefully adapted to modern spelling.
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A verse for the whole year
Many Christians accompany the year with a single Bible verse—in Germany, above all, the verse of the year, which is selected every year by the Ecumenical Working Group for Bible Reading. But you can also choose a verse yourself and put it on the refrigerator or set it as your phone’s background image. Psalm 31:16 (“My time is in your hands”) is a classic choice: short, honest, and open to whatever comes. Lamentations 3:22-23 reminds us that God’s mercy is not only for January but is “new every morning.”
Good intentions—but with a sense of calm
The Bible has nothing against plans. Proverbs 16:3 even encourages you to commit your plans to God. James 4:15 adds a humble “If the LORD wills,” while Matthew 6:34 reminds us that each day has enough worries of its own. If you want to consciously leave something behind with the turn of the year, you’ll find more at Bible verses for a new beginning; for gratitude, see Bible verses about gratitude.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Bible verse is right for the new year?
Popular choices include Psalm 31:16 (“My time is in your hands”), Psalm 65:12 (“You crown the year with your bounty”), Lamentations 3:22-23, and Jeremiah 29:11. The blessing from Numbers 6:24-26 is also suitable for a card.
What is the verse of the year?
The verse of the year is a Bible verse selected for an entire calendar year that accompanies the year in many Protestant and Catholic congregations. It is determined several years in advance.
