'Hope' in the Bible

Abraham then asked, "I hope my LORD will not be angry if I speak. What if 30 are found there?" The LORD answered, "I won't do it for the sake of those 30."

Finally, Abraham inquired, "I hope my LORD will not be angry if I speak only once more. What if ten are found there?" He replied, "For the sake of those ten I won't destroy it."

And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.

So now, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and support you and your little ones.” So he comforted them [giving them encouragement and hope] and spoke [with kindness] to their hearts.

and all the firstborn in the land [the pride, hope, and joy] of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the hand-mill, and all the firstborn of cattle as well.

Among those nations you will find no peace (rest), and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.

Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;

And also the Hope of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.

And David said to himself, Some day death will come to me by the hand of Saul: the only thing for me to do is to get away into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up hope of taking me in any part of the land of Israel: and so I may be able to get away from him.

Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, so they quickly picked up on this and responded, “Yes, it is your brother Ben-hadad.”Then he said, “Go and bring him.”So Ben-hadad came out to him, and Ahab had him come up into the chariot.

And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope?

See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

And if you say to me, Our hope is in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, saying to Judah and Jerusalem that worship may only be given before this altar in Jerusalem?

How then may you put to shame the least of my master's servants? and you have put your hope in Egypt for war-carriages and horsemen:

This is what you are to say to Hezekiah, king of Judah: Let not your God, in whom is your faith, give you a false hope, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.

For we live before You as foreigners and temporary residents in Your presence as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

And Asa made prayer to the Lord his God and said, Lord, you only are able to give help against the strong to him who has no strength; come to our help, O Lord our God, for our hope is in you, and in your name we have come out against this great army. O Lord, you are our God; let not man's power be greater than yours.

Sennacherib, king of Assyria, says, In what are you placing your hope, waiting here in the walled town of Jerusalem?

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

For [at this time] the Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor.

Let the stars of its evening twilight be dark; let it hope for light but let there be none; let it not see the breaking rays of the dawn.

Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

If only my request would be grantedand God would provide what I hope for:

What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

Since I cannot help myself,the hope for success has been banished from me.

The caravans of Tema look for these streams.The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.

They are ashamed at their hope; they come thither, and are confounded.

My words may seem wrong to you, but the words of him who has no hope are for the wind.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

Even if He kills me, I will hope in Him.I will still defend my ways before Him.

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

He has no hope of coming safe out of the dark, and his fate will be the sword;

Let him not put his hope in what is false, falling into error: for he will get deceit as his reward.

"If my hope were that my house is the afterlife itself, if I were to make my bed in darkness,

And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

“Will my hope go down with me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)?Shall we go down together in the dust?”

He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.

But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.

They are wasted for need of food, biting the dry earth; their only hope of life is in the waste land.

Terrors are turned upon me; my honor is pursued as [by] the wind, and my hope of deliverance passed by like a cloud.

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

Even though you complain that you can't perceive him, your case is already pending for judgment in his presence so keep on placing your hope in him.

Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.

Davidic.Lord, I turn to You.

O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence],Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed;Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.

I had almost given up my hope of seeing the blessing of the Lord in the land of the living.

Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;Be strong and let your heart take courage;Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

In You, O Lord, I have placed my trust and taken refuge;Let me never be ashamed;In Your righteousness rescue me.

I am full of hate for those who go after false gods; but my hope is in the Lord.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

The horse is a false hope for safety;it provides no escape by its great power.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope.

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

For evildoers will be destroyed,but those who put their hope in the Lordwill inherit the land.

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

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 health of my countenance, and my God.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

I will praise You forever for what You have done.In the presence of Your faithful people,I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.

In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.

O my strength, I will put my hope in you; because God is my strong tower.

Rest in God alone, my soul,for my hope comes from Him.

Place no trust in oppression,or false hope in robbery.If wealth increases,pay no attention to it.

The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.

You answer us in righteousness,with awe-inspiring works,God of our salvation,the hope of all the ends of the earthand of the distant seas.

Do not let those who put their hope in Yoube disgraced because of me,Lord God of Hosts;do not let those who seek Yoube humiliated because of me,God of Israel.

In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.

For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

Because they had no faith in God, and no hope in his salvation.

O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.

Bring joy to Your servant’s life,because I turn to You, Lord.

Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.

He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.

It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.

It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.

Never take the word of truth from my mouth,for I hope in Your judgments.

ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

Those who fear You will see me and rejoice,for I put my hope in Your word.

CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

The wicked hope to destroy me,but I contemplate Your decrees.

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.