Bible Verses About Depression
Verses for those battling darkness, despair, or emotional pain — and the God who draws near.
Depression is not a spiritual failure. The Psalms are full of men and women crying out from the depths. Elijah sat under a tree and asked God to take his life. Jesus wept. Scripture does not pretend that dark seasons do not exist — it meets us inside them. These Bible verses for depression do not offer quick fixes or shallow cheerfulness. They offer something better: the God who is near to the brokenhearted, who hears every cry, who does not despise a contrite spirit. You are not alone in the dark.
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
More Verses for Depression
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
Psalm 34:18
“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.”
Psalm 42:11
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”
Psalm 147:3
“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;”
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Psalm 30:5
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
Proverbs 17:22
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