What the Bible says about
Despair
16 references · matched from the Berean Standard Bible text · tap any verse for study tools
“Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.”— Deuteronomy 28:65 BSB
“A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.”— Job 6:14 BSB
“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.”— Psalms 40:2 BSB
“O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon— even from Mount Mizar.”— Psalms 42:6 BSB
“Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.”— Psalms 69:20 BSB