Sadness is a universal emotion deeply explored in the Bible. While ensuring solace, the scriptures offer a profound look into sorrow's depth, often helping readers understand grief, loss, and divine purpose in suffering. This collection of sad Bible quotes serves as a gentle reminder of the empathy and compassion God offers in our darkest times. Through these verses, we find not only the expression of sorrow but also glimmers of hope and healing. By reflecting on these scriptures, one can explore personal emotions, seek comfort, and regain strength from faith.
Sadness Quotes from the Book of Psalms
"My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, 'Where is your God?'" - Psalm 42:3
"I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears." - Psalm 6:6
"For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers." - Psalm 102:3
"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?" - Psalm 42:5
"Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice." - Psalm 130:1-2
"My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, 'When will you comfort me?'" - Psalm 119:82
"My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?" - Psalm 6:3
"Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief." - Proverbs 14:13
"I am forgotten as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery." - Psalm 31:12
"How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?" - Psalm 13:1
"For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see." - Psalm 40:12
"Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck." - Psalm 69:1
Wilderness and Desert Quotes
"The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom." - Isaiah 35:1
"He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land." - Deuteronomy 8:15
"I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone." - Jeremiah 4:23
"Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror." - Jeremiah 2:12
"I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands." - Psalm 119:131
"Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing." - Psalm 5:1
"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." - Deuteronomy 31:8
"When I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness." - Job 30:26
"Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them." - Isaiah 41:12
"Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand." - Psalm 73:23
"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail." - Lamentations 3:22
"He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed." - Proverbs 3:34
Grief and Mourning Quotes
"They cried out in their misery, and he delivered them from their distress." - Psalm 107:6
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." - Matthew 5:4
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." - Psalm 147:3
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." - Psalm 34:18
"I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning." - Psalm 38:6
"Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, have refreshed the hearts of the saints." - Philemon 1:7
"I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies." - 2 Samuel 22:4
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." - Psalm 73:26
"Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever." - Psalm 44:23
"You who answer prayer, to you all people will come." - Psalm 65:2
"In your anger, do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent." - Psalm 4:4
"This is what the Lord says: A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping." - Jeremiah 31:15
Quotes on Suffering and Trials
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds." - James 1:2
"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance." - Romans 5:3
"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
"For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ." - 2 Corinthians 1:5
"The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all." - Psalm 34:19
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain." - Revelation 21:4
"Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken." - Psalm 55:22
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me?" - Psalm 22:1
"What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?" - Romans 7:24
"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." - John 16:33
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed." - Romans 8:18
"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all." - 2 Corinthians 4:17
Loneliness and Isolation Quotes
"The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is violently shaken." - Isaiah 24:19
"Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief." - Psalm 31:9
"We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield." - Psalm 33:20
"But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus." - 2 Corinthians 7:6
"Friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away." - Psalm 38:11
"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you." - Psalm 143:8
"My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me." - Psalm 55:4
"Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?" - Psalm 10:1
"The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?" - Psalm 27:1
"Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord." - Psalm 31:24
"But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love." - Psalm 59:16
"I cry to you, Lord; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.'" - Psalm 142:5
Loss and Heartbreak Quotes
"I have come into deep waters; the floods engulf me." - Psalm 69:2
"I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart." - Psalm 38:8
"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters." - 2 Samuel 22:17
"For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one." - Psalm 22:24
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day." - 2 Corinthians 4:16
"Lord, do not forsake me; do not be far from me, my God." - Psalm 38:21
"The cords of death entangled me; the anguish of the grave came over me." - Psalm 116:3
"For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help." - Psalm 72:12
"Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always." - 1 Chronicles 16:11
"You have kept my feet from slipping, that I may walk before the Lord in the light of life." - Psalm 56:13
"Why, Lord, do you reject me and hide your face from me?" - Psalm 88:14
"An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies." - Proverbs 12:17
Despair and Hope Quotes
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." - Ecclesiastes 3:1
"But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation." - Psalm 13:5
"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair." - 2 Corinthians 4:8
"He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge." - Psalm 91:4
"May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you." - Psalm 33:22
"Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning." - Psalm 30:5
"The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles." - Psalm 34:17
"My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life." - Psalm 119:50
"In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety." - Psalm 4:8
"For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things." - Psalm 107:9
"As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem." - Isaiah 66:13
"Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope." - Psalm 119:49
Betrayal and Trust Quotes
"Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me." - Psalm 41:9
"It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans." - Psalm 118:8
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." - Proverbs 3:5
"They repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved." - Psalm 35:12
"When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I." - Psalm 61:2
"Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens." - Psalm 68:19
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." - Psalm 23:1
"He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way." - Psalm 25:9
"They plot injustice and say, 'We have devised a perfect plan!' Surely the human mind and heart are cunning." - Psalm 64:6
"Have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long." - Psalm 86:3
"And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors." - Matthew 6:12
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives." - Genesis 50:20
Pain and Healing Quotes
"I am in pain and distress; may your salvation, God, protect me." - Psalm 69:29
"For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord." - Jeremiah 30:17
"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak." - Isaiah 40:29
"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." - John 1:5
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28
"He bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors." - Isaiah 53:12
"The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness." - Psalm 41:3
"Then Jesus said, 'Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?'" - John 11:40
"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." - Psalm 119:105
"Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved." - Jeremiah 17:14
"Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.'" - John 11:25
"Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits." - Psalm 103:2
Endurance and Strength Quotes
"I can do all this through him who gives me strength." - Philippians 4:13
"Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength." - Nehemiah 8:10
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength." - Isaiah 40:31
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." - Joshua 1:9
"In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." - Romans 8:37
"The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe." - Proverbs 18:10
"The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation." - Exodus 15:2
"We live by faith, not by sight." - 2 Corinthians 5:7
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." - 1 Peter 5:7
"When I am afraid, I put my trust in you." - Psalm 56:3
"Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." - Psalm 57:11
"Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." - Psalm 124:8
Final Words
The Bible offers profound wisdom and solace during times of sadness, providing both expressions of deep sorrow and glimpses of hope towards healing and faith. Through verses that speak to the heart of human despair, one finds understanding and strength to face life's trials. Saddened hearts may find echoes of their grief within these words, but also, just as significantly, find resilience, enduring hope, and a way back to spiritual peace. Transforming sorrow through faith, these biblically rooted messages remind us of God's eternal presence and compassion, giving solace that even in the darkest valleys, we are never truly alone. These scriptural quotes, while carrying tones of sadness, lead us to trust in divine healing and continued hope for better days. Whether through mourning or moments of isolation, the lesson remains that through faith and patience, endurance creates not just survival, but a resurgence of spirit and life with the help of divine grace.
