33 Bible Verses about lonliness

God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am lonely and afflicted.

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.

Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region;
They did not find a way to an inhabited city.

I lie awake,
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

My eyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will pluck my feet out of the net.

“Fear not, for you will not be put to shame;
And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced;
But you will forget the shame of your youth,
And the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

I did not sit in the circle of merrymakers,
Nor did I exult.
Because of Your hand upon me I sat alone,
For You filled me with indignation.

Deliver my soul from the sword,
My only life from the power of the dog.

But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

How lonely sits the city
That was full of people!
She has become like a widow
Who was once great among the nations!
She who was a princess among the provinces
Has become a forced laborer!

Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.”

A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

“Flee, save your lives,
That you may be like a juniper in the wilderness.

There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Prisoners in misery and chains,

naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’

The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses.

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.

Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the Lord, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men.

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have relieved me in my distress;
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

When it was already quite late, His disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and it is already quite late;

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

“I have become a brother to jackals
And a companion of ostriches.

He makes the barren woman abide in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord!

The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.

“Let all their wickedness come before You;
And deal with them as You have dealt with me
For all my transgressions;
For my groans are many and my heart is faint.”

Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness.

Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart is appalled within me.

They went away in the boat to a secluded place by themselves.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.