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.

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

{\cf6 Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.

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

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,\par\tab And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.

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.

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.

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.

But be not thou far off, O Jehovah:\par\tab O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

{\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 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.Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change,\par\tab And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas

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

Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father's God, and I will exalt him.

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

For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge!\par\tab Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;There shall no evil befall thee,\par\tab Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.

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

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.

O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, {\i even} vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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;

For there is hope of a tree,\par\tab If it be cut down, that it will sprout again,\par\tab And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

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

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.

My lovingkindness, and my fortress,\par\tab My high tower, and my deliverer;\par\tab My shield, and he in whom I take refuge;\par\tab Who subdueth my people under me.

But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one {\i and} a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.

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

{\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 evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh,\par\tab {\i Even} mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.Though a host should encamp against me,\par\tab My heart shall not fear:\par\tab Though war should rise against me,\par\tab Even then will I be confident.

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.

Jehovah will cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thee: they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before thee seven ways.

Though a host should encamp against me,\par\tab My heart shall not fear:\par\tab Though war should rise against me,\par\tab Even then will I be confident.

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

{\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.

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

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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.

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.

For his anger is but for a moment;\par\tab His favor is for a life-time:\par\tab Weeping may tarry for the night,\par\tab But joy {\i cometh} in the morning.

{\i It is of} Jehovah's lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.}\par

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

A man's goings are established of Jehovah;\par\tab And he delighteth in his way.Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;\par\tab For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?\par\tab And why art thou disquieted within me?\par\tab Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him,\par\tab {\i Who is} the help of my countenance, and my God.\par

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

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.\par

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me;\par\tab Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies,\par\tab And thy right hand will save me.

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

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

and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

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.

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

Jehovah is my strength and song;\par\tab And he is become my salvation.

This is my comfort in my affliction;\par\tab For thy word hath quickened me.

Ye are of God, {\i my} little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

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

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

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;\par\tab For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,that the proof of your faith, {\i being} more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

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

This is the day which Jehovah hath made;\par\tab We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?\par\tab Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:\par\tab If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.If I take the wings of the morning,\par\tab And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;Even there shall thy hand lead me,\par\tab And thy right hand shall hold me.

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