Despair

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; — read the full passage →

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. — read the full passage →

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. — read the full passage →

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: — read the full passage →

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. — read the full passage →

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. — read the full passage →

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. — read the full passage →

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: — read the full passage →

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. — read the full passage →

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. — read the full passage →

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. — read the full passage →

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

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.

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. — read the full passage →

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. — read the full passage →

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: — read the full passage →

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. — read the full passage →

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. — read the full passage →

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

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.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: — read the full passage →

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. — read the full passage →

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: — read the full passage →

Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; — read the full passage →

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.

Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. — read the full passage →

And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord God of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. — read the full passage →

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: