Bible Verses About depression
Scripture answer
Scripture meets the darkness of depression with God's nearness and the slow return of hope. These verses do not promise a quick fix; they promise presence.
Start with Psalm 34:17-18, Psalm 42:11, Isaiah 41:10; read each passage in its chapter.
Psalm 34:17-18
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.
Read in contextPsalm 42:11
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you... I will strengthen you and help you.
Read in contextMatthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Read in contextPsalm 40:1-2
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair.
Read in contextPsalm 30:5
Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Read in contextRomans 8:38-39
Neither death nor life... will be able to separate us from the love of God.
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