47 Bible Verses about Depression

I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;

But, he who encourageth them that are brought low, encouraged us, - even God, - by the presence of Titus.

A joyful heart, maketh a pleasing countenance, - but, in sorrow of heart, is a stricken spirit.

Give strong drink, to him that is perishing, and wine, to such as are embittered in soul:

My God! over myself, my soul is cast down, - For this cause, will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

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

A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure, - but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.

In righteousness, shalt thou be established, - Be thou far from oppression - But indeed thou shalt not fear, And from crushing calamity - But indeed it shall not come nigh unto thee.

Thou wilt, indeed remember, that, bowed down concerning myself, is my soul;

Then said the king unto me, Wherefore is thy countenance sad, seeing that, thou, art not sick? this is nothing else, but sadness of heart. Then feared I exceedingly,

Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me, Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence, and my God.

When anxiety is in the heart of a man, one may bow him down, but, a good word, maketh him glad.

I, therefore in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling, came to be with you,

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

Why shouldst thou be sat down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence and my God.

And, as he lay, and slept, under a certain shrub, lo! a messenger, touching him, who said to him - Rise, eat.

And so it used to be, when a superhuman spirit came unto Saul, then would David take the lyre, and play with his hand, - and Saul would be refreshed, and be joyful, and, the sad spirit, would depart from him.

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

for it is written - Unto his messengers, will he give command concerning thee, to keep vigilant watch over thee, -

And, taking with him, Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and to be in great distress.

But, the spirit of Yahweh, departed from Saul, - and there terrified him a sad spirit, from Yahweh.

but of Cain and his present, he approved not, - and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.

Thou who hast let us see many distresses and misfortunes, Wilt gain bring us to life, And, out of the resounding depths of the earth, wilt again raise us up;

And Moses spake thus unto the sons of Israel, but they hearkened not unto Moses, through shortness of spirit, and through hard service.

Even, in laughter, the heart may be in pain, and, the latter end of gladness, be grief.

Better is grief than laughter, - for, by the marring of the face, amended is the heart.

So then Yahweh said unto Cain, - Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen?

And she said unto them, Do not call me Naomi, - call me Mara, for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me:

They, shall lift up their voice - shall raise a tremulous note, - On account of the splendour of Yahweh, have they made a shrill cry, on the West;

And he said unto him - Pardon, O my Lord! How, shall I save Israel? Lo! my thousand, is the poorest in Manasseh, and, I, am the youngest in the house of my father.

then shall he view the mark and lo! if the mark is in the walls of the house, with sunken places greenish yellow or reddish, - and they appear to be lower than the surface of the wall,

And the Lord said by night, through means of a vision, unto Paul - Be not afraid! but be speaking, - and do not hold thy peace;

Now, therefore, over myself, my soul poureth itself out, There seize me days of affliction:

I also, will do this unto you - I will set over you, for terror, consumption and fever, Causing the eyes to fail and the soul to pine away, - And ye shall sow, in vain, your seed, for it shall be eaten by your foes.

For, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, hath Yahweh caned thee, - Even the wife of youthful days, in that thou wast rejected saith thy God.

Evermore, rejoice,

For, oppression, maddeneth the wise, - and a bribe, destroyeth the understanding.

And I will deliver them - Into the hand of them who are seeking their life, Even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon And into the hand of his servants, - And after that, shall it be inhabited as in the days of old Declareth Yahweh.

And there gathered themselves unto him - every one that was in distress, and every one that had a creditor, and every one embittered in soul, and he came to be over them as a prince, - and there were with him, about four hundred men.

But, he himself, went into the wilderness a day's journey, and came and sat down under a certain shrub, - and asked for his life, that he might die, and said - Enough, now, O Yahweh! take away my life, for, no better, am, I, than, my fathers.

The spirit of a man, sustaineth his sickness, but, a dejected spirit, who can bear it?