Bible Verses For Anxiety From The Hebrew Bible
1. Psalm 9:9 - "The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble."
2. Psalm 27:1 - "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
3. Psalm 34:4 - "I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears."
4. Psalm 37:5 - "Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."
5. Psalm 46:1 - "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
6. Psalm 55:22 - "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
7. Psalm 56:3 - "What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee."
8. Psalm 94:19 - "In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul."
9. Psalm 112:7 - "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord."
10. Psalm 118:6 - "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?"
11. Psalm 121:1-2 - "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth."
12. Psalm 121:7-8 - "The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore."
13. Psalm 138:3 - "In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul."
14. Psalm 145:18-19 - "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them."
15. Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
16. Proverbs 12:25 - "Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad."
17. Proverbs 16:3 - "Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established."
18. Proverbs 29:25 - "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe."
19. Isaiah 12:2 - "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation."
20. Isaiah 26:3 - "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
21. Isaiah 35:4 - "Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you."
22. Isaiah 41:10 - "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
23. Isaiah 41:13 - "For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee."
24. Isaiah 43:1-2 - "But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."
25. Isaiah 43:18-19 - "Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."
26. Isaiah 54:10 - "For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee."
27. Isaiah 54:17 - "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord."
28. Isaiah 61:1-3 - "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified."
29. Jeremiah 1:8 - "Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord."
30. Jeremiah 15:16 - "Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts."
31. Jeremiah 17:7-8 - "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."
32. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
33. Lamentations 3:22-23 - "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
34. Ezekiel 36:26-27 - "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the
stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them."
35. Daniel 3:17-18 - "If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up."
36. Daniel 10:12 - "Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words."
37. Hosea 6:3 - "Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth."
38. Joel 2:25-26 - "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed."
39. Nahum 1:7 - "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him."
40. Habakkuk 3:17-19 - "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments."
41. Zephaniah 3:17 - "The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."
42. Haggai 2:5 - "According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not."
43. Zechariah 4:6 - "Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts."
44. Zechariah 9:12 - "Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will render double unto thee;"
45. Malachi 3:6 - "For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."
46. Malachi 3:10 - "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
47. Malachi 4:2 - "But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall."
48. Psalms 9:10 - "And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee."
49. Psalms 16:8 - "I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved."
50. Psalms 23:1-4 - "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
51. Psalms 25:15 - "Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net."
52. Psalms 27:3 - "Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident."
53. Psalms 27:14 - "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."
54. Psalms 29:11 - "The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace."
55. Psalms 31:24 - "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord."
56. Psalms 32:
7 - "Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance."
57. Psalms 33:18-19 - "Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine."
58. Psalms 34:17-18 - "The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
59. Psalms 34:19 - "Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all."
60. Psalms 34:22 - "The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate."
61. Psalms 37:3-5 - "Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."
62. Psalms 37:23-24 - "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand."
63. Psalms 40:1-2 - "I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings."
64. Psalms 42:11 - "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."
65. Psalms 46:1-2 - "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;"
66. Psalms 50:15 - "And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me."
67. Psalms 55:22 - "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
68. Psalms 56:3-4 - "What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me."
69. Psalms 57:1 - "Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast."
70. Psalms 61:2 - "From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
71. Psalms 62:1-2 - "Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved."
72. Psalms 69:16 - "Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies."
73. Psalms 71:20 - "Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth."
74. Psalms 73:26 - "My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever."
75. Psalms 84:11 - "For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly."
76. Psalms 91:1-2 - "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."
77. Psalms 91:5-7 - "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee."
78. Psalms 91:14-15 - "Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him."
79. Psalms 94:19 - "In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul."
80. Psalms 103:2-5 - "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's."
81. Psalms 105:4 - "Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore."
82. Psalms 112:1 - "Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments."
83. Psalms 118:5-6 - "I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?"
84. Psalms 119:105 - "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
85. Psalms 119:114-115 - "Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God."
86. Psalms 121:1-2 - "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth."
87. Psalms 121:7-8 - "The Lord shall preserve
thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore."
88. Psalms 139:23-24 - "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
89. Psalms 143:8 - "Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee."
90. Psalms 145:18 - "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth."
91. Psalms 147:3 - "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."
92. Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
93. Proverbs 12:25 - "Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad."
94. Proverbs 14:26 - "In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge."
95. Proverbs 16:3 - "Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established."
96. Proverbs 18:10 - "The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe."
97. Proverbs 29:25 - "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe."
98. Isaiah 12:2 - "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation."
99. Isaiah 26:3 - "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
100. Isaiah 41:10 - "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
These verses from the Hebrew Bible offer comfort, assurance, and encouragement to those facing anxiety, reminding them of God's presence, protection, and promises.