You need comfort in a way that goes deeper than encouragement or positive thinking. Something has broken you, whether it’s loss, disappointment, fear, or pain that won’t let up, and you’re barely holding yourself together. The platitudes people offer feel hollow because they haven’t sat where you’re sitting, haven’t felt what you’re feeling. You’re exhausted from pretending you’re okay when you’re not, tired of being told things happen for a reason when the reason feels cruel.
What you need isn’t someone fixing your situation or explaining why it happened. You need presence, someone to sit with you in the darkness and acknowledge that it’s genuinely dark. You need to know you’re not alone, that the weight you’re carrying doesn’t have to be carried solo, that it’s okay to not be okay right now. But finding that kind of comfort feels impossible when you’re isolated by grief or circumstances that others can’t relate to or don’t want to hear about anymore.
These verses speak to God’s presence in suffering, His compassion for those who hurt, and the comfort He offers that actually touches the places that ache.
Bible Verses for Comfort
1. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – The God of All Comfort
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
English Standard Version (ESV)
2. Matthew 5:4 – Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
New King James Version (NKJV)
3. Psalm 23:4 – Even Though I Walk Through the Darkest Valley
Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.
New Living Translation (NLT)
4. Isaiah 66:13 – As a Mother Comforts Her Child
As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you, and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
5. Psalm 34:18 – The Lord Is Near to the Brokenhearted
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
6. Matthew 11:28 – Come Unto Me, All Ye That Labour
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
King James Version (KJV)
7. Psalm 147:3 – He Heals the Brokenhearted
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
English Standard Version (ESV)
8. Isaiah 41:10 – Fear Not, for I Am with You
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
New King James Version (NKJV)
9. Psalm 94:19 – When Doubts Filled My Mind
When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
New Living Translation (NLT)
10. Romans 15:4 – For Everything That Was Written in the Past
For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
11. Psalm 119:76 – May Your Unfailing Love Be My Comfort
O may Your lovingkindness comfort me, according to Your word to Your servant.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
12. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 – Now Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
King James Version (KJV)
13. Psalm 86:17 – Show Me a Sign of Your Goodness
Show me a sign of your favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
English Standard Version (ESV)
14. Isaiah 51:12 – I, Even I, Am He Who Comforts You
I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man who will be made like grass?
New King James Version (NKJV)
15. Psalm 119:50 – My Comfort in My Suffering Is This
Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.
New Living Translation (NLT)
16. John 14:27 – Peace I Leave with You
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
17. Psalm 71:21 – You Will Increase My Honor
May You increase my greatness and turn to comfort me.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
18. Isaiah 49:13 – Sing, O Heavens; and Be Joyful, O Earth
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
King James Version (KJV)
19. 2 Corinthians 7:6 – But God, Who Comforts the Downcast
But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus.
English Standard Version (ESV)
20. Psalm 119:52 – I Remember Your Ancient Laws, Lord
I remember Your judgments of old, O Lord, and have comforted myself.
New King James Version (NKJV)
21. Isaiah 40:1 – Comfort, Comfort My People
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
New Living Translation (NLT)
22. Romans 12:15 – Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
23. Jeremiah 31:13 – I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy
Then the virgin will rejoice with dancing, and the young men and the old as well; for I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and give them joy for their sorrow.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
24. Psalm 23:1-3 – The Lord Is My Shepherd
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.
King James Version (KJV)
25. John 14:16-18 – And I Will Ask the Father
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
English Standard Version (ESV)
26. Lamentations 3:22-23 – Through the Lord’s Mercies We Are Not Consumed
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
New King James Version (NKJV)
27. Psalm 30:5 – Weeping May Last Through the Night
Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.
New Living Translation (NLT)
28. Philippians 4:6-7 – Don’t Worry About Anything
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
29. Isaiah 43:2 – When You Pass Through the Waters
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
30. Psalm 46:1 – God Is Our Refuge and Strength
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
King James Version (KJV)
31. Romans 8:26 – Likewise the Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
English Standard Version (ESV)
32. Psalm 73:26 – My Flesh and My Heart Fail
My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
New King James Version (NKJV)
33. Nahum 1:7 – The Lord Is Good, a Strong Refuge
The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him.
New Living Translation (NLT)
34. 1 Peter 5:7 – Casting All Your Cares on Him
Casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
35. Zephaniah 3:17 – The Lord Your God Is in Your Midst
The Lord your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Our Thoughts On What the Bible Says About Comfort
God is repeatedly described as the God of all comfort, which means His specialty is meeting people in their pain. The comfort He offers isn’t superficial encouragement or toxic positivity that minimizes your struggle. It’s the deep, sustaining presence of Someone who sees your suffering, understands it completely, and sits with you in it. Jesus wept at Lazarus’s tomb even though He was about to raise him from the dead, which shows that God honors grief and doesn’t rush you through it.
What’s significant about biblical comfort is that it’s meant to be experienced and then shared. You’re comforted so that you can comfort others with the same comfort you’ve received. Your pain isn’t wasted when it becomes the bridge that allows you to connect with someone else’s pain. The deepest ministry often comes from those who’ve been through the hardest things and encountered God’s comfort in the midst of them.
The promise isn’t that comfort removes all pain immediately, but that God’s presence in the pain changes everything. You’re not suffering alone. The God of the universe is near to you specifically because you’re brokenhearted, and that nearness provides strength to endure what feels unendurable.
Say This Prayer
Father, I need comfort in ways I can’t fully articulate. The pain I’m carrying is heavy, and I’m exhausted from trying to bear it alone. I need You to be near me in tangible ways right now, not just as a theological concept but as a real presence that I can actually feel. Come close to me in my brokenheartedness and meet me in this place of suffering.
Comfort me with Your Word, with Your presence, with the assurance that You see my pain and that it matters to You. Help me to believe that You’re not distant or indifferent, but that You’re close specifically because I’m hurting. Give me strength for today and hope that this darkness won’t last forever, that weeping really does only last for the night, and joy will come eventually.
Surround me with people who can sit with me in my pain without trying to fix it or minimize it. Use this suffering in ways I can’t understand yet to deepen my relationship with You and to prepare me to comfort others who will walk similar roads. Hold me together when I’m falling apart, and remind me that Your love is constant even when everything else feels unstable.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.