149 Bible verses to ask for help in times of need

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help.

My help cometh from the LORD, Which made heaven and earth.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

and said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, And delivereth them out of all their troubles.

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

With long life will I satisfy him, And shew him my salvation.

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: My God; in him will I trust.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Commit thy way unto the LORD; Trust also in him; And he shall bring it to pass.

I have set the LORD always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: For thou wilt answer me.

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear What man shall do unto me.

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came before him, even into his ears.

For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: From him cometh my salvation.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

God hath spoken once; Twice have I heard this; That power belongeth unto God.

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: For thou renderest to every man according to his work.

He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: He is their strength in the time of trouble.

Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

My flesh and my heart faileth: But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

As for me, I will call upon God; And the LORD shall save me.

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: And he shall hear my voice.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, And his ears are open unto their prayers: But the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear What man shall do unto me.

I called upon the LORD in distress: The LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.

The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

Because thou hast been my help, Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: For thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

As for God, his way is perfect; The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

Wait on the LORD: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: He is our help and our shield.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, According as we hope in thee.

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, All ye that hope in the LORD.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Shew me thy ways, O LORD; Teach me thy paths.

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: For thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, And thy thoughts shall be established.

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses.

He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still.

And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, From the north, and from the south.

Then are they glad because they be quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

Rejoice evermore.

Pray without ceasing.

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

But verily God hath heard me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Sing forth the honour of his name: Make his praise glorious.

Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his mercy from me.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, And strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: For my soul trusteth in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the clouds.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: Let thy glory be above all the earth.

I will cry unto God most high; Unto God that performeth all things for me.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: Be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

and patience, experience; and experience, hope:

Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.

It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes.

Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

Look upon mine affliction and my pain; And forgive all my sins.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: And to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, When my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.

O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come.

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

For thou art my lamp, O LORD: And the LORD will lighten my darkness.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

For the LORD shall be thy confidence, And shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

Seek the LORD and his strength, Seek his face continually.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: But they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

O God, thou art My God; early will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: The LORD will give grace and glory: No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

Behold, God is mine helper: The Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: And his children shall have a place of refuge.

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

But I will sing of thy power; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: For thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: For God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.