100 Comforting Bible Verses: For Solace And Encouragement: Old Testament Tanakh Scriptures
1. Psalm 23:1-4 - "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
2. Psalm 34:18 - "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit."
3. Psalm 46:1-2 - "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea."
4. Psalm 55:22 - "Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved."
5. Psalm 94:19 - "When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul."
6. Psalm 103:13-14 - "As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust."
7. Psalm 119:50 - "This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life."
8. Psalm 119:76 - "Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant."
9. Psalm 119:165 - "Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble."
10. Psalm 121:1-2 - "I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth."
11. Psalm 138:7 - "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me."
12. Psalm 139:1-4 - "O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether."
13. Psalm 145:18-19 - "The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them."
14. Isaiah 12:2 - "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."
15. Isaiah 26:3-4 - "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock."
16. Isaiah 40:29 - "He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength."
17. Isaiah 41:10 - "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
18. Isaiah 43:1-2 - "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you."
19. Isaiah 49:13 - "Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted."
20. Isaiah 51:12 - "I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass?"
21. Isaiah 54:10 - "For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you."
22. Isaiah 61:1-2 - "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn."
23. Isaiah 66:13 - "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem."
24. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
25. Jeremiah 31:3 - "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you."
26. Jeremiah 31:13 - "Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow."
27. Lamentations 3:22-23 - "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
28. Ezekiel 34:16 - "I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak."
29. Ezekiel 36:26-27 - "And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules."
30. Hosea 2:14 - "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her."
31. Zephaniah 3:17 - "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing."
32. Zechariah 9:12 - "Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double."
33. Malachi 3:6 - "For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed."
34. Malachi 4:2 - "But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings."
35. Genesis 28:15 - "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
36. Exodus 14:14 - "The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent."
37. Deuteronomy 31:6 - "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you."
38. Deuteronomy 33:27 - "The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms."
39. Joshua 1:9 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
40. Judges 6:23 - "But the Lord said to him, 'Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die.'"
41. 2 Samuel 22:31 - "This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him."
42. 1 Kings 8:56 - "Blessed be the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. Not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant."
43. 2 Chronicles 20:17 - "You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you."
44. Nehemiah 8:10 - "And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."
45. Job 5:11 - "He sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety."
46. Job 11:18-19 - "And you will feel secure, because there is hope; you will look around and take your rest in security. You will lie down, and none will make you afraid; many will court your favor."
47. Job 23:10-11 - "But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside."
48. Job 42:10 - "And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before."
49. Psalm 3:3 - "But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head."
50. Psalm 4:8 - "In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety."
51. Psalm 9:9 - "The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."
52. Psalm 16:8 - "I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken."
53. Psalm 18:2 - "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."
54. Psalm 27:1 - "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
55. Psalm 30:5 - "For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning."
56. Psalm 34:4-5 - "I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed."
57. Psalm 34:17-18 - "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit."
58. Psalm 37:23-24 - "The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand."
59. Psalm 42:11 - "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."
60. Psalm 46:1 - "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
61. Psalm 55:22 - "Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved."
62. Psalm 56:3-4 - "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?"
63. Psalm 61:2-3 - "From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy."
64. Psalm 62:5-8 - "For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us."
65. Psalm 91:1-2 - "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, 'My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.'"
66. Psalm 94:19 - "When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul."
67. Psalm 103:2-5 - "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's."
68. Psalm 119:76 - "Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant."
69. Psalm 119:114 - "You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word."
70. Psalm 139:1-3 - "O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways."
71. Psalm 139:7-10 - "Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me."
72. Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
73. Proverbs 10:22 - "The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
74. Proverbs 12:25 - "Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad."
75. Proverbs 14:26 - "In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge."
76. Proverbs 15:1 - "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
77. Proverbs 16:3 - "Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established."
78. Proverbs 16:9 - "The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps."
79. Proverbs 17:17 - "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
80. Proverbs 18:10 - "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe."
81. Proverbs 19:21 - "Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand."
82. Proverbs 20:24 - "A man's steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?"
83. Proverbs 28:1 - "The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion."
84. Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 - "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance."
85. Ecclesiastes 3:11 - "He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end."
86. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 - "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!"
87. Ecclesiastes 7:14 - "In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him."
88. Isaiah 12:2 - "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."
89. Isaiah 26:3-4 - "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock."
90. Isaiah 30:15 - "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength."
91. Isaiah 40:29-31 - "He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
92. Isaiah 41:10 - "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
93. Isaiah 43:1-2 - "But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: 'Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.'"
94. Isaiah 43:18-19 - "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."
95. Isaiah 51:12 - "I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass?"
96. Isaiah 54:10 - "For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you."
97. Isaiah 66:13 - "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem."
98. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
99. Jeremiah 31:3 - "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you."
100. Jeremiah 31:13 - "Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow."
101. Lamentations 3:22-23 - "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
102. Lamentations 3:31-33 - "For the Lord will not cast off forever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men."
103. Ezekiel 34:16 - "I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak."
104. Ezekiel 36:26-27 - "And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules."
105. Hosea 2:14 - "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her."
106. Joel 2:25-26 - "I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame."
107. Nahum 1:7 - "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him."
108. Habakkuk 3:17-19 - "Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places."
109. Zephaniah 3:17 - "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing."
110. Zechariah 9:12 - "Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double."
111. Malachi 3:6 - "For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed."
112. Malachi 4:2 - "But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings."
113. Genesis 28:15 - "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
114. Exodus 14:14 - "The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent."
115. Deuteronomy 31:6 - "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you."
116. Deuteronomy 33:27 - "The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms."
117. Joshua 1:9 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
118. Judges 6:23 - "But the Lord said to him, 'Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die.'"
119. 2 Samuel 22:31 - "This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him."
120. 1 Kings 8:56 - "Blessed be the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. Not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant."
121. 2 Chronicles 20:17 - "You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you."
122. Nehemiah 8:10 - "And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."
123. Job 5:11 - "He sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
124. Job 11:18-19 - "And you will feel secure, because there is hope; you will look around and take your rest in security. You will lie down, and none will make you afraid; many will court your favor."
125. Job 23:10-11 - "But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside."
126. Job 42:10 - "And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before."
127. Psalm 3:3 - "But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head."
128. Psalm 4:8 - "In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety."
129. Psalm 9:9 - "The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."
130. Psalm 16:8 - "I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken."
131. Psalm 18:2 - "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."
132. Psalm 27:1 - "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
133. Psalm 30:5 - "For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning."
134. Psalm 34:4-5 - "I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed."
135. Psalm 34:17-18 - "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit."
136. Psalm 37:23-24 - "The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand."
137. Psalm 42:11 - "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."
138. Psalm 46:1 - "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
139. Psalm 55:22 - "Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved."
140. Psalm 56:3-4 - "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?"
141. Psalm 61:2-3 - "From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy."
142. Psalm 62:5-8 - "For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us."