100+ Powerful Bible Quotes About Sorrow for Comfort and Hope

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

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. — Psalm 23:4

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

You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. — Psalm 56:8

I am with you always, even to the end of the age. — Matthew 28:20

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. — Isaiah 43:2

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. — Psalm 46:1

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. — 1 Peter 5:7

Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering. — Isaiah 53:4

I have called you by name; you are mine. — Isaiah 43:1

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. — Romans 8:16

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. — Joshua 1:9

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. — Matthew 5:4

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

The Lord has heard my weeping; the Lord accepts my prayer. — Psalm 6:9

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. — Isaiah 40:1

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. — Psalm 23:1

You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy. — Psalm 30:11

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain. — Revelation 21:4

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. — John 14:27

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end. — Lamentations 3:22

As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you. — Isaiah 66:13

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. — John 14:1

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. — Ephesians 4:31-32

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. — Psalm 30:5

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. — Romans 8:28

Behold, I am making all things new. — Revelation 21:5

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. — Psalm 126:5

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. — Psalm 27:14

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. — Ecclesiastes 3:1

Though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. — 1 Peter 1:6

Your sun will never set again, and your moon will not wane; the Lord will be your everlasting light. — Isaiah 60:20

No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. — 1 Corinthians 2:9

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. — Romans 8:18

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. — Psalm 30:5

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. — Galatians 6:9

I can do all this through him who gives me strength. — Philippians 4:13

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds. — James 1:2

Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. — Romans 5:3-4

We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance. — Romans 5:3

Light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. — 2 Corinthians 4:17

Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. — Hebrews 12:7

But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' — 2 Corinthians 12:9

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. — 2 Corinthians 4:16

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds. — James 1:2

It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes. — Psalm 119:71

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. — Psalm 119:67

The testing of your faith produces perseverance. — James 1:3

Jesus wept. — John 11:35

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. — Psalm 126:5

You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness. — Psalm 30:11

He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces. — Isaiah 25:8

A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. — Ecclesiastes 3:4

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. — Psalm 34:18

My tears have been my food day and night. — Psalm 42:3

You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record? — Psalm 56:8

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. — Psalm 34:17

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. — Romans 12:15

Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. — Luke 6:21

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth... He will wipe every tear from their eyes. — Revelation 21:1, 4

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

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

A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. — Psalm 51:17

He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. — Psalm 107:20

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

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. — Matthew 11:29

Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. — Psalm 100:2

Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. — Psalm 80:3

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. — Psalm 51:10

I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten. — Joel 2:25

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me… to comfort all who mourn. — Isaiah 61:1-2

He restores my soul. — Psalm 23:3

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. — John 14:27

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. — Philippians 4:6

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 4:7

In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. — John 16:33

You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. — Isaiah 26:3

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. — Psalm 116:7

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. — Numbers 6:24-25

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. — John 16:33

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. — 1 Peter 5:7

Be still, and know that I am God. — Psalm 46:10

The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. — Psalm 29:11

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

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. — Lamentations 3:22

Great is your faithfulness. — Lamentations 3:23

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations. — Deuteronomy 7:9

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. — Hebrews 10:23

God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. — 1 Corinthians 1:9

He remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself. — 2 Timothy 2:13

The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. — 2 Thessalonians 3:3

I will never leave you nor forsake you. — Hebrews 13:5

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. — Psalm 18:2

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. — Psalm 138:8

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. — Psalm 23:6

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution…? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. — Romans 8:35, 37

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. — Matthew 5:4

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to weep, and a time to laugh. — Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

For godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret. — 2 Corinthians 7:10

So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. — 2 Corinthians 5:6

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. — Philippians 1:21

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. — Psalm 116:15

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. — Psalm 23:4

The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. — Job 1:21

Death is swallowed up in victory. — 1 Corinthians 15:54

I am convinced that neither death nor life… will be able to separate us from the love of God. — Romans 8:38

Absent from the body, present with the Lord. — 2 Corinthians 5:8

God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. — Revelation 7:17

I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten. — Joel 2:25

He restores my soul. — Psalm 23:3

The Lord will rebuild your ancient ruins and restore your former desolations. — Isaiah 61:4

After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace… will himself restore you. — 1 Peter 5:10

See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered. — Isaiah 65:17

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. — Psalm 23:2

Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. — Isaiah 61:7

They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. — Isaiah 65:21

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus. — Isaiah 35:1

I will turn their mourning into gladness and give them comfort and joy. — Jeremiah 31:13

He led me out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock. — Psalm 40:2

Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God. — 2 Corinthians 1:21