Bible Verses About Consolation Under Affliction

The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’

But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.

After my skin is destroyed, then in my flesh shall I see God,

But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

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.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Oh fear the LORD, you his holy ones, for there is no lack with those who fear him.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

But you, LORD, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.

As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.

Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

Increase my honor, and comfort me again.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.

My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.