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123 Verses of Comfort for the Time of Mourning
Comfort comes like a calming hug, a gentle breeze on your soul, and in the loving words of those around you. And, you know, in those really tough times, you can feel Jesus right there with you. There are people in your life who can offer comfort, holding you up when you feel like you're falling apart, reminding you of how precious you are. God's presence shines through them, like an extension of the Holy Spirit's comfort when you need it most.
It's so important to remember you're not alone in your struggles, even when the tears just won't stop. In those moments, God is reminding you that He loves you. His comfort is like the best medicine, strengthening you from the inside out, filling those deep-down empty spaces. Letting yourself be comforted is like accepting a little bit of heaven, so don't be afraid to open yourself up and let your vulnerability show.
Showing your brokenness isn't weakness. Those who mourn are blessed, finding comfort in the Almighty. So right now, let that comfort sink into your heart, lift your spirits. Even if things seem gray right now, the sun will shine again, and you'll see that even in the hard times, Jesus is right there with you. Even when you don't understand, remember that all things work together for good, according to His purpose for your life. Just like 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 says, God, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, is with us in our troubles, so that we can comfort others with the same comfort we've received. And just as everything is working for your good, you are being comforted so that you can offer comfort and show God's love to a world that really needs it.
do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation,who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners;I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;to provide for those who mourn in Zion— to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.
May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works.Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves.Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you. “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live.In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me.“I have said these things to you while I am still with you.But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe.And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation,
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”
May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully
He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless.A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted;but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.Put no confidence in extortion, and set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God,and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work.He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.
“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf.
For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon 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 are we to wait for another?”For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died.
Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep.Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?Who has directed the spirit of the Lord, or as his counselor has instructed him?Whom did he consult for his enlightenment, and who taught him the path of justice? Who taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?Even the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as dust on the scales; see, he takes up the isles like fine dust.Lebanon would not provide fuel enough, nor are its animals enough for a burnt offering.All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him?An idol? —A workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts for it silver chains.Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.
I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come?My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
On the other hand, those who prophesy speak to other people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.
for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,
You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record?
You will say in that day: I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, and you comforted me.
Insults have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.I have not hidden your saving help within my heart, I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.Do not, O Lord, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever.For evils have encompassed me without number; my iniquities have overtaken me, until I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me.Let all those be put to shame and confusion who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who desire my hurt.Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, “Aha, Aha!”But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God.He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed,in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.
For thus says the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. “Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.”The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. SelahTherefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!”
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies; you stretch out your hand, and your right hand delivers me.
I rise before dawn and cry for help; I put my hope in your words.My eyes are awake before each watch of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.
You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin.Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path.
but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.
So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,because we look not 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.
to provide for those who mourn in Zion— to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.
No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.
Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And my God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits—Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, obedient to his spoken word.Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will.Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners;
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
O Lord, you have searched me and known me.even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me fast.If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light around me become night,”even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb.I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed.How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!I try to count them—they are more than the sand; I come to the end —I am still with you. O that you would kill the wicked, O God, and that the bloodthirsty would depart from me—You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.
The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing, but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.
“What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress;he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder.
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my supplications.I kept my faith, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;I said in my consternation, “Everyone is a liar.”What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me?I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your serving girl. You have loosed my bonds.I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord.I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you;
Rejoice always,pray without ceasing,give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.
You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.You will increase my honor, and comfort me once again.I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
I, I am he who comforts you; why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die, a human being who fades like grass?
For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,
For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.”