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68 Verses of Encouragement for Difficult Times
You should always nourish your spirit, whether in times of joy or sadness, strength or discouragement, so that joy endures. God's word is eternal and comforting, giving us encouragement and renewing us in times of difficulty.
In your toughest moments, trust in God's promises. "Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me?" (Jeremiah 32:27). Take a deep breath, look to the heavens, and worship God in the midst of your struggles.
The Holy Spirit embraces you and gives you the strength you need to overcome every obstacle. You are brave and, in Jesus' name, you are more than a conqueror. You will live to tell of the wonders of your God, who loves you and watches over you.
A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh; into him the righteous will run and be safe.
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you—not as the world gives, I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
You must not fear, for I am with you; you must not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, indeed I will help you, indeed I will take hold of you with the right hand of my salvation.
Incline your ear to me. Quickly deliver me. Become my rock of refuge, a fortified keep to save me.
Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge, my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.
God is our refuge and strength, a very sufficient help in troubles.
Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.
Yahweh of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high stronghold.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth change, and though the mountains totter into the midst of the sea,
For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and love and self-discipline.
Yah is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him—the God of my father—and I will exalt him.
convinced of this same thing, that the one who began a good work in you will finish it until the day of Christ Jesus,
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts him and I am helped. So my heart rejoices, and with my song I will give thanks to him.
O Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our ancestors have inherited only lies, vanity, and there is no profit in them.
I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world.”
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in all affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose,
“I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man? He dies! And of the son of humankind? He is sacrificed as grass!
“Indeed, there is hope for a tree: if it is cut down, then it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not cease;
Come to me, all of you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
For my yoke is easy to carry and my burden is light.”
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not flow over you. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not scorch you.
my loyal love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, and one in whom I take refuge, the one who subdues peoples under me.
But Yahweh is with me like a powerful warrior. Therefore my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. They will be very ashamed, for they will not achieve success. Their everlasting insult will not be forgotten.
Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
Look! God is my salvation; I will trust, and I will not be afraid, for my strength and might is Yah, Yahweh; and he has become salvation for me.”
Yahweh is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the refuge of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
If my father or my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will receive me.
Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
Do not give me over to the desire of my enemies, because false witnesses have arisen against me, and each breathing out violence.
Surely I believe that I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong and let your heart show strength, and wait for Yahweh.
When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh— my adversaries and my enemies who drew near to me— they themselves stumbled and fell.
Though an army encamp against me, my heart will not fear. Though war arise against me, even in this I will remain confident.
Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
“Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; on one road they shall come out against you, but on seven roads they shall flee before you.
Though an army encamp against me, my heart will not fear. Though war arise against me, even in this I will remain confident.
Your lifestyle must be free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, “I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you.”
So then, we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?”
I lift up my eyes to the mountains; whence will my help come?
My help is from Yahweh, maker of heaven and earth.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
And let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give up.
Trust Yahweh with all your heart; do not lean toward your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will straighten your paths.
For there is a moment in his anger; there is a lifetime in his favor. Weeping lodges for the evening, but in the morning comes rejoicing.
The loyal love of Yahweh does not cease; his compassions do not come to an end.
They are new in the morning, great is your faithfulness.
Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, because tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
The steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.
Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong, for Yahweh supports him with his hand.
Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
Temptation has not come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but will also make a way out together with the temptation, so that you may be able to endure it.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve me alive. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my enemies, and you save me with your right hand.
And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat, thus says Yahweh to you: ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear includes punishment, and the one who is afraid has not been perfected in love.
Therefore let us approach with confidence to the throne of grace, in order that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
But those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength. They shall go up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint.
in which you rejoice greatly, although now for a short time, if necessary, you are distressed by various trials,
so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
One who lives in the secret place of the Most High will lodge in the shadow of Shaddai.
No harm will befall you, and no plague will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you, to watch over you in all your ways.
In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on lion and viper; you will trample young lion and serpent.
Because he loves me, therefore I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows my name.
He will call upon me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him, and show him my salvation.
I will say to Yahweh, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
Now to the one who is able to do beyond all measure more than all that we ask or think, according to the power that is at work in us,