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Top 11 most popular verses about depression
"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
— Psalm 34:18
"while he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep."
— 1 Kings 19:4-5
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
— Matthew 11:28-30
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
— Jeremiah 29:11
"LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry. I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death."
— Psalm 88:1-3
"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."
— Psalm 42:11
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
— Romans 15:13
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
— 1 Peter 5:7
"Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken."
— Psalm 55:22
"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
— Isaiah 40:31
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
— Psalm 147:3
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"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
— Psalm 34:18
Context: God is close to the brokenhearted - saves the crushed.
"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."
— Psalm 42:11
Context: When downcast, put hope in God - he is your Savior.
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
— Psalm 147:3
Context: God heals the brokenhearted and binds their wounds.
"and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair."
— Isaiah 61:3
Context: God gives beauty for ashes, joy for mourning, praise for despair.
"For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."
— Psalm 30:5
Context: Weeping lasts only a night - joy comes in the morning.
"But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the LORD's praise, for he has been good to me."
— Psalm 13:5-6
Context: Trust in God's unfailing love - he has been good.
"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."
— Psalm 42:5
Context: When soul is downcast, put hope in God and praise him.
"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.""
— Lamentations 3:22-24
Context: God's mercies are new every morning - great is his faithfulness.
"Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
— Psalm 23:4
Context: In the darkest valley, God is with you and comforts you.
"I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand."
— Psalm 40:1-2
Context: God lifts from the pit and gives a firm place to stand.
"You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light."
— Psalm 18:28
Context: God keeps your lamp burning - turns darkness into light.
"Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll—are they not in your record?"
— Psalm 56:8
Context: God records every tear - he sees your misery.
"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed."
— 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Context: Hard pressed but not crushed - not in despair or abandoned.
"I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD."
— Psalm 27:13-14
Context: Be confident - you will see God's goodness. Wait for him.
"Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them."
— Psalm 126:5-6
Context: Sow with tears, reap with joy - weeping turns to singing.
"You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry."
— Psalm 10:17
Context: God hears the afflicted - encourages and listens.
"The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety."
— Job 5:11
Context: God lifts the lowly and mourning to safety.
God's promise of restoration and renewal
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
— Jeremiah 29:11
Context: God has plans for hope and a future - not harm.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
— Romans 15:13
Context: God fills with joy, peace, and overflowing hope.
"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
— Isaiah 40:31
Context: Hope in the LORD - he renews strength, you will not grow weary.
"For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth."
— Psalm 71:5
Context: God is our hope and confidence from youth.
"Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD."
— Psalm 31:24
Context: Be strong and take heart - hope in the LORD.
"I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope."
— Psalm 130:5
Context: Wait for the LORD - put hope in his word.
"The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD."
— Lamentations 3:25-26
Context: God is good to those who hope in him - wait quietly.
"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."
— Romans 5:3-5
Context: Suffering produces hope - God's love poured into hearts.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."
— 1 Peter 1:3
Context: New birth into living hope through Christ's resurrection.
"Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken."
— Psalm 62:5-6
Context: Find rest in God - he is your rock, salvation, and hope.
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze."
— Isaiah 43:2
Context: God will be with you through waters and fire.
"You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand."
— Psalm 16:11
Context: God fills with joy in his presence - path of life.
"Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
— Nehemiah 8:10
Context: The joy of the LORD is your strength.
"When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy."
— Psalm 94:19
Context: God's consolation brings joy amid anxiety.
"Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
— Psalm 37:4
Context: Delight in the LORD - he gives heart's desires.
"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."
— Isaiah 40:29
Context: God gives strength to the weary and power to the weak.
People in Scripture who battled despair
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
— Matthew 11:28-30
Context: Come to Jesus when weary - he gives rest for your soul.
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
— 1 Peter 5:7
Context: Cast all anxiety on God - he cares for you.
"Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken."
— Psalm 55:22
Context: Cast cares on the LORD - he sustains and keeps unshaken.
"Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens."
— Psalm 68:19
Context: God daily bears our burdens - praise him.
"For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help."
— Psalm 22:24
Context: God has not hidden his face - listens to cries for help.
"I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble. When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way."
— Psalm 142:1-3
Context: Pour out your complaint to God - he watches over you.
"Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
— Psalm 61:1-2
Context: Call to God when heart is faint - he leads to the Rock.
"Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly."
— Psalm 102:1-2
Context: God hears prayers and cries - doesn't hide in distress.
"I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live."
— Psalm 116:1-2
Context: God hears your voice and cries - call on him always.
"I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. Away from me, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my weeping. The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer."
— Psalm 6:6-9
Context: God hears your weeping and cries - accepts your prayer.
"The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry."
— Psalm 34:15
Context: God's eyes are on you - his ears attentive to your cry.
"The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them."
— Psalm 145:18-19
Context: God is near to all who call - hears and saves.
"I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted."
— Psalm 77:1-2
Context: Cry out to God - seek the Lord in distress.
"Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back."
— Isaiah 38:17
Context: God keeps from the pit - puts sins behind his back.
"The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."
— Psalm 9:9
Context: God is a refuge and stronghold in trouble.
"Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress."
— Psalm 107:13
Context: Cry to the LORD in trouble - he saves from distress.
The promise of hope beyond darkness
"while he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep."
— 1 Kings 19:4-5
Context: Elijah's depression - honest prayer when feeling like giving up.
"LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry. I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death."
— Psalm 88:1-3
Context: Honest prayer in deep depression - crying out day and night.
"Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul."
— Job 7:11
Context: Job's honesty - speaking out in anguish and bitterness.
"I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul."
— Job 10:1
Context: Job gives free rein to complaint - honest before God.
"I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth."
— Job 19:25
Context: Job's hope amid suffering - my redeemer lives.
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
— Psalm 73:26
Context: When flesh and heart fail, God is your strength.
"He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.""
— Jonah 2:2
Context: Jonah called from the depths - God answered and listened.
"But I cry to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you."
— Psalm 88:13
Context: Continue crying out in the morning - prayer persists.
"We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead."
— 2 Corinthians 1:8-9
Context: Paul's despair - pressure beyond ability, learning to rely on God.
"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
— 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Context: God's grace sufficient in weakness - power perfected there.
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."
— Romans 8:18
Context: Present sufferings not worth comparing to future glory.
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all."
— 2 Corinthians 4:16-17
Context: Don't lose heart - renewed daily, troubles achieve glory.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
— Romans 8:28
Context: God works all things for good - even suffering.
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
— James 1:2-4
Context: Trials test faith and produce perseverance and maturity.
"My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life."
— Psalm 119:50
Context: Comfort in suffering - God's promise preserves life.
"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior."
— Habakkuk 3:17-18
Context: Rejoice in the LORD even when everything fails.
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