17 Bible Verses about Anxiety And Depression

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
But a good (encouraging) word makes it glad.

‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;
I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’

Therefore, remove sorrow and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, for childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.

But God, who comforts and encourages the depressed and the disquieted, comforted us by the arrival of Titus.

A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

I came to you in [a state of] weakness and fear and great trembling.

A heart full of joy and goodness makes a cheerful face,
But when a heart is full of sadness the spirit is crushed.

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your comforts delight me.

casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].

Let him drink and forget his poverty
And no longer remember his trouble.

So the king said to me, “Why do you look sad when you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.” Then I was very frightened,

So it came about that whenever the [evil] spirit from God was on Saul, David took a harp and played it with his hand; so Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would leave him.

For even when we arrived in Macedonia our bodies had no rest, but we were oppressed at every turn—conflicts and disputes without, fears and dread within.

Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed),

To all the saints (God’s people) in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:

be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His love [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love];

You have held my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Zayin.
Remember [always] the word and promise to Your servant,
In which You have made me hope.