Bible verses about Hope

When You Feel Hopeless

Honest prayers from people at the bottom.

10 verses · World English Bible, with the American Standard Version beneath

  1. Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

    Psalm 42:5

    ASV 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 For the help of his countenance.

  2. Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

    Psalm 42:11

    ASV 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 help of my countenance, and my God.

  3. Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit. Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.

    Psalm 143:7–8

    ASV Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit. Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.

  4. Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

    Psalm 31:24

    ASV Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.

  5. The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

    Psalm 34:17

    ASV The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

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

    Psalm 147:3

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

  7. But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

    Psalm 3:3

    ASV But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.

  8. to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.

    Isaiah 61:3

    ASV to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.

  9. For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life. Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,

    2 Corinthians 1:8–9

    ASV For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life: yea, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead:

  10. “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.

    Jonah 2:7

    ASV When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.