Grief And Sorrow

Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”

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

He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief. — read the full passage →

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me.”

Jesus wept.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. — read the full passage →

Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. — read the full passage →

You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren’t they in your book?

But now thus says Yahweh who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine. — read the full passage →

Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, — read the full passage →

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’

Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.

I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever,—

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

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

The ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They shall obtain gladness and joy. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

Who has believed our message? To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? — read the full passage →

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. — read the full passage →

For the Lord will not cast off forever. — read the full passage →

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped. — read the full passage →

even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.

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

How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? — read the full passage →

But when this perishable body will have become imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then what is written will happen: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” — read the full passage →

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you. — read the full passage →

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

Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound; — read the full passage →

Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.

He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him.

My soul is weary with sorrow: strengthen me according to your word.

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

The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, no one considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil. — read the full passage →

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire 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 has swallowed up death forever! The Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from off all faces. He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken it.

Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

The Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”

I love you, Yahweh, my strength. — read the full passage →

Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →

Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed. — read the full passage →

For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

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

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

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

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

Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast. — read the full passage →

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities.

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death! Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? “Compassion will be hidden from my 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 should take this to heart.

For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don’t know.

The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name: — read the full passage →

For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water. — read the full passage →

Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.

But when this perishable body will have become imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then what is written will happen: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”