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150 Bible verses to overcome sadness
The godly cry out and the Lord hears; he saves them from all their troubles.
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.
For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.
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 troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage – I have conquered the world.”
Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
I love the Lord because he heard my plea for mercy,
I had faith when I said, “I am severely oppressed.”
I rashly declared, “All men are liars.”
How can I repay the Lord for all his acts of kindness to me?
I will celebrate my deliverance, and call on the name of the Lord.
I will fulfill my vows to the Lord before all his people.
The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers.
Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant; I am your lowest slave. You saved me from death.
I will present a thank offering to you, and call on the name of the Lord.
I will fulfill my vows to the Lord before all his people,
in the courts of the Lord’s temple, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.
Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more – or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.”
The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,
nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
For just as the ground produces its crops and a garden yields its produce, so the sovereign Lord will cause deliverance to grow, and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations.
to announce the year when the Lord will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn,
to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.
Always rejoice,
constantly pray,
in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the Lord’s favor in the land of the living?
Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!
Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!
Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me!
The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.
Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the Lord holds his hand.
Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love.
Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow.
I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have revived me.
Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)
Shout for joy, O sky! Rejoice, O earth! Let the mountains give a joyful shout! For the Lord consoles his people and shows compassion to the oppressed.
Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
The Lord is indeed going before you – he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”
Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.
Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.
The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.
The Lord’s loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end.
They are fresh every morning; your faithfulness is abundant!
Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
and endurance, character, and character, hope.
And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.
Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.
For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.
Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth!
This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.
Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away – and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,
And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.
The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.
He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away – look, what is new has come!
those whom the Lord has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.
Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing.
How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!
If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you.
For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.
Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,
For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.
So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.
For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.
But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out – he will be blessed in what he does.
If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
The Lord strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.
For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.
Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness
by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.
For you are my deliverer; under your wings I rejoice.
My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.
The Lord says, “At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.
And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
If I were to say, “Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,”
even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.
For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: “If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.
The Lord takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
As it is written, “For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!
As a mother consoles a child, so I will console you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you.
How blessed are the people who worship you! O Lord, they experience your favor.
They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice.
“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me!
Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.
But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad.
Lord, be merciful to us! We wait for you. Give us strength each morning! Deliver us when distress comes.
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;
we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,
So do not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward.
For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.
By day the Lord decrees his loyal love, and by night he gives me a song, a prayer to the living God.
But now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world, so they may experience my joy completed in themselves.
At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said, “The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”
The Lord did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy.
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.
Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!
Look, I have inscribed your name on my palms; your walls are constantly before me.
Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.
For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
The Lord your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.”
For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.
The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit!
Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.
For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.
As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!
My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”
for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.
The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children.
And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) – if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.
For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.”
For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.
I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.
Through these things he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promised you may become partakers of the divine nature, after escaping the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire.
How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.
And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.
You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll?
And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand
by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.
Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?
For the Lord is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations.
I will be a permanent guest in your home; I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. (Selah)
For you, O God, hear my vows; you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers.