149 Bible verses to ask for help in times of need

{\b For the Chief Musician. {\i A Psalm} of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song.}\par\par\tab God is our refuge and strength,\par\tab A very present help in trouble.

{\b A Song of Ascents.}\par\par\tab I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:\par\tab From whence shall my help come?

My help {\i cometh} from Jehovah,\par\tab Who made heaven and earth.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in 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 draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help {\i us} in time of need.\par

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

Come unto me, all ye that labor 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 {\b ye shall find rest unto your souls.}

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.}\par

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee:\par\tab He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

{\i The righteous} cried, and Jehovah heard,\par\tab And delivered them out of all their troubles.

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

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

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.\par

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

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, {\i even} to them that are called according to {\i his} purpose.

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed,\par\tab A high tower in times of trouble;

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee;\par\tab For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

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 anything in my name, that will I do.

{\b {\i A Psalm} of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah is my light and my salvation;\par\tab Whom shall I fear?\par\tab Jehovah is the strength of my life;\par\tab 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 Jehovah, 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 have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.}\par

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

I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;\par\tab My God, in whom I trust.

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

Commit thy way unto Jehovah;\par\tab Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

And he hath said unto me, {\cf6 My grace is sufficient for thee: for {\i my} power is made perfect in weakness.} Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.\par

I have set Jehovah always before me:\par\tab Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart,\par\tab And lean not upon thine own understanding:

In all thy ways acknowledge him,\par\tab And he will direct thy paths.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee;\par\tab For thou wilt answer me.

So that with good courage we say,\par\tab {\b The Lord is my helper; I will not fear:\par\tab What shall man do unto me?}\par

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah,\par\tab And cried unto my God:\par\tab He heard my voice out of his temple,\par\tab And my cry before him came into his ears.

For I, Jehovah 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,\par\tab I will fear no evil; for thou art with me;\par\tab Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

Blessed {\i be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

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

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.\par

{\b For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab My soul waiteth in silence for God only:\par\tab From him {\i cometh} my salvation.

He only is my rock and my salvation:\par\tab {\i He is} my high tower;\par\tab I shall not be greatly moved.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, {\i even} Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.

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

What then shall we say to these things? If God {\i is} for us, who {\i is} against us?

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

But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah;\par\tab He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them;\par\tab He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them,\par\tab Because they have taken refuge in him.\par

Many are the afflictions of the righteous;\par\tab But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

Thou wilt keep {\i him} in perfect peace, {\i whose} mind {\i is} stayed {\i on thee}; because he trusteth in thee.

Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, {\i even} Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.

Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

My flesh and my heart faileth;\par\tab {\i But} God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:

As for me, I will call upon God;\par\tab And Jehovah will save me.

Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan;\par\tab And he will hear my voice.

{\b For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,\par\tab And his ears unto their supplication:\par\tab But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.}\par

But he said, {\cf6 The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.}

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

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, {\b I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.}

So that with good courage we say,\par\tab {\b The Lord is my helper; I will not fear:\par\tab What shall man do unto me?}\par

Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:\par\tab Jehovah answered me {\i and set me} in a large place.

Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear:\par\tab 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.

For thou hast been my help,\par\tab And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

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

And Jesus looking upon {\i them} said to them, {\cf6 With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.}

In peace will I both lay me down and sleep;\par\tab For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.\par

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

Wait for Jehovah:\par\tab Be strong, and let thy heart take courage;\par\tab Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.\par

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah:\par\tab He is our help and our shield.

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

Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us,\par\tab According as we have hoped in thee.\par

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 {\i be} the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen.\par

The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;\par\tab The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

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

Be strong, and let your heart take courage,\par\tab All ye that hope in Jehovah.\par

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

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

Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden,\par\tab Even the God who is our salvation. {\i Selah

O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice;\par\tab In the morning will I order {\i my prayer} unto thee, and will keep watch.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Show me thy ways, O Jehovah;\par\tab Teach me thy paths.

Guide me in thy truth, and teach me;\par\tab For thou art the God of my salvation;\par\tab For thee do I wait all the day.

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

Commit thy works unto Jehovah,\par\tab And thy purposes shall be established.

Thou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble;\par\tab Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. {\i Selah

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,\par\tab And he bringeth them out of their distresses.

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

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

Rejoice always;

pray without ceasing;

in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;\par\tab My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge;\par\tab My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have {\i it} abundantly.

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

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

Be still, and know that I am God:\par\tab I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, 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 him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Jehovah is my strength and my shield;\par\tab My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped:\par\tab Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;\par\tab And with my song will I praise him.

But verily God hath heard;\par\tab He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God,\par\tab Who hath not turned away my prayer,\par\tab Nor his lovingkindness from me.\par

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for {\i us} with groanings which cannot be uttered;

Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me:\par\tab Jehovah, be thou my helper.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing;\par\tab Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

In the day that I called thou answeredst me,\par\tab Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.

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

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me,\par\tab And delivered me from all my fears.

{\b For the Chief Musician; {\i set to} Al-tashheth. {\i A Psalm} of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.}\par\par\tab Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;\par\tab For my soul taketh refuge in thee:\par\tab Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge,\par\tab Until {\i these} calamities be overpast.

I will cry unto God Most High,\par\tab Unto God that performeth {\i all things} for me.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing {\i unto him}; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and {\i that} he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily:\par\tab Be thou to me a strong rock,\par\tab A house of defence to save me.

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.\par

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;

and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:

{\b A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications:\par\tab In thy faithfulness answer me, {\i and} in thy righteousness.

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

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

It is better to take refuge in Jehovah\par\tab Than to put confidence in man.

It is better to take refuge in Jehovah\par\tab Than to put confidence in princes.

Every word of God is tried:\par\tab He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

The troubles of my heart are enlarged:\par\tab Oh bring thou me out of my distresses.

Consider mine affliction and my travail;\par\tab And forgive all my sins.

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

Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me;\par\tab And to him that ordereth his way {\i aright}\par\tab Will I show the salvation of God.\par

{\b A Song of Ascents.}\par\par\tab In my distress I cried unto Jehovah,\par\tab And he answered me.

For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them;\par\tab He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.

for through him we both have our access in 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 call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed:\par\tab 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 punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him,\par\tab To all that call upon him in truth.

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

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

For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.

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

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, 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 for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.\par

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Be not afraid of sudden fear,\par\tab Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:

For Jehovah will be thy confidence,\par\tab And will keep thy foot from being taken.\par

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come {\i with} vengeance, {\i with} the recompense of God; he will come and save you.\par

Jehovah upholdeth all that fall,\par\tab And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.\par

Delight thyself also in Jehovah;\par\tab And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

{\i When thou saidst}, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,\par\tab Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all 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 who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

I cried unto thee, O Jehovah;\par\tab I said, Thou art my refuge,\par\tab My portion in the land of the living.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:\par\tab 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;\par\tab But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

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

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.\par

Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust Jehovah is.

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

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

{\b A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.}\par\par\tab O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee:\par\tab My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,\par\tab In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

Jehovah of hosts is with us;\par\tab The God of Jacob is our refuge. {\i Selah\par

Search me, O God, and know my heart:\par\tab Try me, and know my thoughts;

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

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

For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield:\par\tab Jehovah will give grace and glory;\par\tab No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams 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:\par\tab I hope in thy word.

Behold, God is my helper:\par\tab The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

But he answered and said, {\cf6 It is written, {\b 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 art afraid of man that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be made as grass;

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;\par\tab And his children shall have a place of refuge.

Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.

But I will sing of thy strength;\par\tab Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning:\par\tab For thou hast been my high tower,\par\tab And a refuge in the day of my distress.

Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises:\par\tab For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.\par

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.