What Does the Bible Say About Depression? 48+ Comforting Verses

"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."

"Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."

"You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy."

"But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me."

"Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light."

"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."

"He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him."

"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."

"Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me."

"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:"

"They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

"I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.'"

"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him."

"For no one is cast off by the Lord forever."

"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows."

"Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

"The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles."

"A righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all."

"To comfort all who mourn, 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."

"They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor."

"Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance."

"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."

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers."

"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."

"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."

"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."