Bible Verses About Hope When You Feel Hopeless
Specific help for moments of despair and numbness — finding any foothold of trust when hope is gone.
In moments of total despair and numbness, finding even a small foothold of trust can be the start of your restoration. God is near to those who are crushed in spirit, offering a comfort that reaches into the deepest places of hopelessness. Allow His strength to carry you when you have no more power to hold on.
Key Passages
"For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
"Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption."
"Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?"
"My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word."
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"The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles."
"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
"I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry."
"He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings."
"And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD."
"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."
"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."
"O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:"
"Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;"
"Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD."
"Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications."
"If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?"
"But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared."
"I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope."
"Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit."
"Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee."
"A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth."
"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope."
"¶ 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."
"A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory."
"Then saith he unto them,My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me."
"And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief."
"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."
"We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;"
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