Grief And Sorrow

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

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.

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 →

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

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

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

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

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

Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

Jesus wept.

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.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

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.

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 →

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

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.

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.

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.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. — read the full passage →

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, — read the full passage →

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? — read the full passage →

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: — read the full passage →

For the Lord will not cast off for ever: — read the full passage →

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, — read the full passage →

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: — read the full passage →

How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? — read the full passage →

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. — read the full passage →

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.

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. — read the full passage →

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth. — read the full passage →

Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; — read the full passage →

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. — read the full passage →

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. — read the full passage →

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

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

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

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. — read the full passage →

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

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 →

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

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

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? — read the full passage →

And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: — read the full passage →

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

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. — read the full passage →

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; — read the full passage →

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.