Best Bible Verses For When You Are Depressed

Dear friends, When clouds of depression descend, it can feel impossible to find the light. Dark thoughts and feelings of worthlessness can overwhelm even the strongest of hearts.

Yet in these times of despair, know you are not alone. For the saints of old also walked through the valley of shadows. David wrote of how his soul was downcast and disturbed. Elijah hid in a cave, depleted of all hope. Job suffered wave after wave of torment and anguish.

Even Jesus, our perfect Savior, bore the weight of the world’s sin and grief. He too wept. He too cried out. For Jesus was fully man as well as fully God, and fully acquainted with human sorrow.

So take comfort, dear friend. Turn to the God who understands your pain. Pour out your heart to Him who shed tears in the Garden of Gethsemane. Allow His presence to surround you with reminders of your worth and value.

Though the battle is wearying, you need not struggle alone. God’s strength is made perfect in weakness. He will lift you up, revive your spirit, and reveal purpose in your suffering. You need only ask, and He will draw near.

Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about “When You Are Depressed.”

Finding Strength in God During Tough Times

Psalm 46:1
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”

Isaiah 41:10
“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”

Joshua 1:9
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest”

2 Corinthians 12:9
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me”

Psalm 9:9
“The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble”

Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”

1 Peter 5:7
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you”

Psalm 34:17
“The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles”

Exodus 15:2
“The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him”

Isaiah 40:31
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint”

Comfort in God’s Presence and Love

Psalm 23:4
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”

Romans 8:38-39
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 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”

Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing”

Psalm 27:1
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

Isaiah 49:13
“Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted”

John 16:33
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world”

Lamentations 3:22-23
“It is of the Lord ‘s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness”

1 John 4:16
“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him”

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
“Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work”

Overcoming Fear and Anxiety Through Faith

Philippians 4:6-7
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”

Matthew 6:34
“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof”

Isaiah 35:4
“Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you”

Psalm 94:19
“In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul”

1 Peter 5:6-7
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you”

Psalm 56:3
“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee”

Proverbs 12:25
“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad”

Isaiah 43:1
“But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine”

2 Timothy 1:7
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”

Hope and Reassurance in Times of Sorrow

Romans 15:13
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost”

Psalm 30:5
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”

Revelation 21:4
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away”

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him”

Psalm 147:3
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds”

Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end”

Psalm 126:5
“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy”

Romans 12:12
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer”

2 Corinthians 4:17-18
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal”

Psalm 42:11
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God”

Finding Joy and Peace in God’s Word

Psalm 119:50
“This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me”

John 16:22
“And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you”

Romans 15:4
“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope”

Nehemiah 8:10
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord : neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength”

Isaiah 55:12
“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands”

Galatians 5:22
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith”

John 14:27
“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 afraid”

Psalm 128:1-2
“Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord ; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee”

Philippians 4:4
“Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice”

Renewed Strength and Courage through Trust in God

Isaiah 43:2
“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”

Psalm 31:24
“Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord”

Deuteronomy 31:6
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee”

Psalm 121:1-2
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord , which made heaven and earth”

Joshua 1:5
“There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee”

Psalm 112:7
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord”

Proverbs 18:10
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe”

Psalm 118:14
“The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation”

Habakkuk 3:19
“The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments”

Ephesians 6:10
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might”

Guidance and Wisdom in Difficult Times

James 1:5
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him”

Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths”

Psalm 32:8
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye”

Isaiah 58:11
“And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not”

Jeremiah 33:3
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not”

Psalm 73:24
“Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory”

Proverbs 2:6-7
“For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly”

Psalm 25:4-5
“Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day”

James 3:17
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy”

Psalm 16:7
“I will bless the Lord , who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons”