What are they going through? Mind & heart
Bible verses for someone going through depression
Eight verses chosen by hand for this moment, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
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The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
Psalm 34:18BSB
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Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 42:11BSB
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I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
Psalm 40:1-3BSB
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But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Psalm 3:3BSB
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Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
1 Kings 19:5BSB
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Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
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Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
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For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Something to say with it
A verse means more with a sentence from you. A few places to start:
- No need to reply. I'm not going anywhere.
- You don't have to be okay for me. I'm here.
- Thinking of you today. Can I come sit with you this week?
Keep these close at hand
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