48 Bible Verses about Depression

I am utterly bowed down and prostrate; all the day I go about mourning.

But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;

and my God.My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.

Answer me quickly, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit.

My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me.

And the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of the heart." Then I was very much afraid.

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.

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

Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, "Arise and eat."

And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.

And when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh and fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly.

for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,'

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

Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the LORD tormented him.

but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell.

You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.

Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.

The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?

She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

They lift up their voices, they sing for joy; over the majesty of the LORD they shout from the west.

And he said to him, "Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house."

And he shall examine the disease. And if the disease is in the walls of the house with greenish or reddish spots, and if it appears to be deeper than the surface,

And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,

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

then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

For the LORD has called you like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit, like a wife of youth when she is cast off, says your God.

Rejoice always,

Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited as in the days of old, declares the LORD.

And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became captain over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, "It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers."

A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?