Bible Verses About the Presence of God: 12

"Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me."

— Psalm 51:11 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about the presence of God want Scripture on panim — the face / presence of the LORD in awe, refreshing, and plea — not only the God's presence “I am with you” hub alone, the Jehovah Shammah “The LORD is there” Name alone, the glory of the Lord filling speech alone, or the secret place shelter list alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about God's presence, Bible verses about Jehovah Shammah, Bible verses about the glory of the Lord, Bible verses about secret place, Bible verses about living God, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about salvation, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, and Bible verse of the day. Presence of God here means panim / presence-of-the-LORD face speech — distinct from the God's-presence comfort twelve alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, פָּנִים panim (Strong's H6440; Bible Hub H6440) — face, presence; in “presence of the LORD” / “your presence” the face-nearness of God. Psalm 51:11 is classic plea: do not cast me from your presence. This list tracks that face / presence-of-the-LORD speech — not the shorter “I am with you” inventory alone.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 33 presses Moses' plea that God's presence go with Israel as the distinguishing mark (Bible Hub MHC Exodus 33; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Exodus 33). (God's-presence and Jehovah-Shammah hubs live on those pages; this list centers panim presence-of-God speech.)

12 Bible verses about the presence of God

1. Psalm 51:11. "Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me." Plea not to be cast from his presence. See Bible verses about hope.

2. Exodus 33:15. "Then Moses said to him, 'If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.'" If your Presence does not go — Moses' condition. See Bible verses about living God.

3. Exodus 33:16. "How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?" Presence as the distinguishing mark. See Bible verses about faith.

4. Psalm 95:2. "Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." Come before his presence with thanksgiving. See Bible verses about worship.

5. Psalm 100:2. "Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs." Come before his presence with singing. See Bible verses about worship.

6. Psalm 139:7. "Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?" Nowhere to flee from his presence. See Bible verses about living God.

7. Psalm 114:7. "Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob," Tremble at the presence of the Lord. See Bible verses about God of Jacob.

8. Isaiah 63:9. "In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old." The angel of his presence saved them. See Bible verses about salvation.

9. Acts 3:19. "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord," Times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord (context). See Bible verses about hope.

10. Jude 24. "To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—" Presented before his glorious presence. See Bible verses about Jesus.

11. 2 Thessalonians 1:9. "They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might" Shut out from the presence of the Lord — the sober warning. See Bible verses about salvation.

12. Luke 1:19. "The angel said to him, 'I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.'" Gabriel stands in the presence of God. See Bible verses about Christ.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the presence of God — not twelve as a grind. If you need the plea not to be cast away, start at Psalm 51:11. If you need Moses' condition, open Exodus 33:15. If you need refreshing speech, open Acts 3:19. For the “I am with you” comfort hub, open Bible verses about God's presence. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about the presence of God?

Psalm 51:11 is the clear starting place; Exodus 33:15 and Psalm 139:7 press Presence-going and nowhere-to-flee.

How do Bible verses about the presence of God differ from God's presence alone?

God's presence pages gather “I am with you” comfort. This list centers panim — face / presence-of-the-LORD awe, plea, and refreshing speech.

What Hebrew word sits under presence of God?

Panim (H6440) — face, presence; in “your presence” / “presence of the LORD” the face-nearness of God.

Why isn't Exodus 33:14 or Matthew 28:20 on this page?

Those exclusive God's-presence leads stay on that hub so the lists stay distinct (this page owns the panim inventory above). Exodus 33:15–16 appear here as Presence-going speech beside that hub.

Where should I start if I only read one page?

Start here for presence of God; open God's presence for “I am with you”; open Jehovah Shammah for “The LORD is there.”