48 Bible Verses about Depression

I am depressed; I am bowed down beyond measure; I go mourning all the day.

But he who encourages those that are brought low, even God, encouraged us by the coming of Titus;

A joyful heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:

My God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan, and the Hermons, from mount Mizar.

For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.

Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit.

My soul hath them constantly in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

And the king said to me, Why is thy face sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sadness of heart. And I was very sore afraid.

Why art thou cast down, 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.

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling;

And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

Why art thou cast down, 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.

And he lay down and slept under the broom-bush. And behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise, eat!

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; and Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

And it came to pass when Ahab heard these words, that he rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee;

And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed.

And the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.

and upon Cain, and on his offering, he did not look. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth;

And Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel; but they did not listen to Moses from anguish of spirit, and from hard service.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.

Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

And Jehovah said to Cain, Why art thou angry, and why is thy countenance fallen?

And she said to them, Call me not Naomi call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout for the majesty of Jehovah, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

And he said to him, "Pray, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manas'seh, and I am the least in my family."

And when he looketh on the plague, and behold, the plague is in the walls of the house, greenish or reddish hollows, and their look is deeper than the surface of the wall,

And the Lord said by vision in the night to Paul, Fear not, but speak and be not silent;

And now my soul is poured out in me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

I also will do this unto you I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and fever, which shall cause the eyes to fail, and the soul to waste away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

For Jehovah hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and as a wife of youth, that hath been refused, saith thy God.

rejoice always;

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.

And I will give them into the hand of those that seek their life, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants; but afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith Jehovah.

And every one in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one of embittered spirit collected round him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.

And he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a certain broom-bush, and requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough: now, Jehovah, take my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?