100 Bible Verses for Depression | Comfort, Hope, and Healing from Scripture

Why the Bible Helps During Depression

The Bible offers more than encouragement.
It offers truth.

Scripture reminds us that:

• God understands suffering

• He stays close to the brokenhearted

• Darkness does not get the final word

Many biblical figures faced deep sorrow.
David cried out in despair.
Elijah asked God to take his life.
Yet God responded with patience, presence, and purpose.

The same God is with you today.

100 Bible Verses for Depression

Verses for Comfort

1. Psalm 34:18
   The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

2. Matthew 11:28
   Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

3. Isaiah 41:10
   Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

4. Psalm 147:3
   He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

5. John 14:27
   Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you.

6. Psalm 66:19
   But God has surely listened and has heard my prayer.

7. Lamentations 3:22–23
   Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed.

8. Romans 8:26
   The Spirit helps us in our weakness.

9. Isaiah 66:13
   As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.

10. Psalm 23:4
    Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil.

Verses for Strength

11. Philippians 4:13
    I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

12. Isaiah 40:31
    Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.

13. 2 Corinthians 12:9
    My grace is sufficient for you.

14. Joshua 1:9
    Be strong and courageous. The Lord your God is with you.

15. Psalm 46:1
    God is our refuge and strength.

16. Nehemiah 8:10
    The joy of the Lord is your strength.

17. Deuteronomy 31:8
    The Lord himself goes before you.

18. Psalm 28:7
    The Lord is my strength and my shield.

19. Hebrews 4:16
    Approach God’s throne of grace with confidence.

20. Isaiah 43:2
    When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.

Verses for Hope

21. Jeremiah 29:11
    For I know the plans I have for you.

22. Romans 15:13
    May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace.

23. Psalm 42:11
    Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him.

24. Lamentations 3:31
    For no one is cast off by the Lord forever.

25. Micah 7:8
    Though I have fallen, I will rise.

26. Psalm 130:5
    I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits.

27. Proverbs 23:18
    There is surely a future hope for you.

28. 1 Peter 5:10
    After you have suffered a little while, God will restore you.

29. Romans 8:18
    Our present sufferings are not worth comparing with future glory.

30. Psalm 71:14
    As for me, I will always have hope.

Verses for Peace of Mind

31. Philippians 4:6–7
    Do not be anxious about anything.

32. Colossians 3:15
    Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.

33. Isaiah 26:3
    You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast.

34. Psalm 4:8
    In peace I will lie down and sleep.

35. John 16:33
    In this world you will have trouble. But take heart.

36. Psalm 29:11
    The Lord blesses his people with peace.

37. Romans 5:1
    We have peace with God through Jesus Christ.

38. Proverbs 3:5–6
    Trust in the Lord with all your heart.

39. Psalm 55:22
    Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you.

40. Isaiah 32:17
    The fruit of righteousness will be peace.

Verses When You Feel Alone

41. Deuteronomy 31:6
    He will never leave you nor forsake you.

42. Psalm 139:7
    Where can I go from your Spirit?

43. Matthew 28:20
    Surely I am with you always.

44. Hebrews 13:5
    God has said, Never will I leave you.

45. Psalm 68:6
    God sets the lonely in families.

46. John 14:18
    I will not leave you as orphans.

47. Psalm 25:16
    Turn to me and be gracious to me.

48. Isaiah 49:15
    I will not forget you.

49. Psalm 73:23
    Yet I am always with you.

50. Romans 8:38–39
    Nothing can separate us from the love of God.

Verses for Healing and Renewal

51. Psalm 30:5
    Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

52. Joel 2:25
    I will restore the years the locusts have eaten.

53. Ezekiel 36:26
    I will give you a new heart.

54. Revelation 21:4
    He will wipe every tear from their eyes.

55. Isaiah 61:3
    To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes.

56. Psalm 51:10
    Create in me a clean heart, O God.

57. 2 Corinthians 5:17
    If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.

58. Psalm 103:3
    Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.

59. James 5:16
    Pray for each other so that you may be healed.

60. Jeremiah 17:14
    Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed.

Verses to Pray When Words Are Hard

61. Psalm 6:6
    I am worn out from my groaning.

62. Psalm 13:2
    How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?

63. Psalm 38:8
    I am feeble and utterly crushed.

64. Psalm 40:1
    I waited patiently for the Lord.

65. Psalm 61:2
    Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

66. Psalm 142:3
    When my spirit grows faint within me.

67. Psalm 102:1
    Hear my prayer, Lord.

68. Lamentations 3:55
    I called on your name, Lord.

69. Romans 8:28
    God works all things together for good.

70. Psalm 119:76
    May your unfailing love be my comfort.

Verses to Remind You of God’s Love

71. John 3:16
    For God so loved the world.

72. Romans 5:8
    While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

73. Zephaniah 3:17
    The Lord your God is with you.

74. Psalm 136:26
    His love endures forever.

75. 1 John 4:9
    God showed his love among us.

76. Isaiah 54:10
    My unfailing love will not be shaken.

77. Psalm 36:7
    How priceless is your unfailing love.

78. Ephesians 3:18–19
    To know this love that surpasses knowledge.

79. Psalm 86:15
    You, Lord, are compassionate and gracious.

80. Romans 8:1
    There is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.

Final Verses of Assurance

81. Psalm 121:7–8
    The Lord will keep you from all harm.

82. Proverbs 18:10
    The name of the Lord is a fortified tower.

83. Nahum 1:7
    The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble.

84. Psalm 9:9
    The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed.

85. Isaiah 12:2
    The Lord is my strength and my song.

86. Psalm 118:17
    I will not die but live.

87. Job 11:18
    You will be secure, because there is hope.

88. Psalm 94:19
    When anxiety was great within me.

89. Isaiah 35:4
    Be strong, do not fear.

90. Luke 1:37
    For nothing is impossible with God.

Last 10 Verses to Hold Onto

91. Psalm 126:5
    Those who sow with tears will reap with joy.

92. Isaiah 33:2
    Be our strength every morning.

93. Psalm 37:23–24
    Though he may stumble, he will not fall.

94. 2 Timothy 1:7
    God has not given us a spirit of fear.

95. Psalm 145:18
    The Lord is near to all who call on him.

96. Isaiah 58:11
    The Lord will guide you always.

97. Psalm 62:8
    Pour out your hearts to him.

98. Hebrews 10:23
    Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess.

99. Psalm 16:11
    You make known to me the path of life.

100. Revelation 22:5
     The Lord God will give them light.

Depression may be part of your story. But it is not the end of it. God’s Word reminds us that healing takes time.
Faith can exist alongside pain. Hope often begins quietly.

Return to these verses whenever you need them. Save them. Pray them. Speak them aloud.

You are deeply loved.
And God is not finished with you yet.

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