Is your heart broken? God is so kind to offer comfort from His Word, and we can find many Bible verses for hurting hearts.
After all, this sin-smeared planet is a painful one.
It’s a place where vulnerable hearts and sensitive spirits are easily wounded, left battered and bruised by sin and its effects.
Sometimes my heart hurts.
In those times, I’m learning that God doesn’t want my clichés or my platitudes.
He wants that same hurting heart – unvarnished, unfiltered, and unedited.
He wants to know that I trust Him with the pulpy remains of it, believing that He will care and that He will restore.
Yes, my heart has its fair share of hurts. But there are also times when someone I love is hurting.
And in those times, it’s easy to feel like a helpless bystander.
Because even after I’ve cooked a meal or shared a listening ear, there’s still so much pain remaining.
And it’s then that I have to remind myself that prayer isn’t just the only thing I can do.
It’s the best thing I can do.
Whether it’s the only thing or not.
Here are ten Bible verses for hurting hearts – whether that heart belongs to you or someone you love.
Cling to them…
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storm the gates of heaven with them, believing in the One who will hear and will answer.
10 Bible Verses for Hurting Hearts
1. 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. Isaiah 41:10
2. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27
3. Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalms 55:22
4. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalms 147:3
5. So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:6-7
6. I believe I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be strong, and may your heart be stout; wait on the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14
7. In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present nor things to come, neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:37-39
8. 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. Psalm 34:17-18
9. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. Lamentations 3:22-25
10. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
May our God prove the power of His Word on behalf of hurting hearts!
Let God Draw You Close During Your Heartache
Psalm 34:18 tells us that the Lord is near to the brokenhearted. What a beautiful picture of His great love and kindness toward us!
If you aren’t as close to Him as you’d like to be, you can choose to turn this season of sorrow into a time when you look to Him in faith and ask for His help in drawing closer to Him than you’ve ever been before.
This free 5-day prayer challenge is designed for just that purpose. You can learn more here or sign up below. Then be sure to check your inbox to confirm that you’d like to take part in this special opportunity.
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I needed to read this desperately today. Thank you from the very bottom of my hurting heart.
Janet, I’m so glad this ministered to your heart. I just prayed for our Lord to draw you especially close.
Yes! Prayer isn’t the only thing, it’s the best thing we can do!
Amen, Jerralea!
Isaiah 41:10 is my life verse!! I simply adore this post and I’ve already copied a few of these to hang up in the house. Thanks, friend!! And of course thank you for linking this up with Grace & Truth! 😉
I’m glad you were encouraged, Holly! Thank you for sharing my love for God’s Word and your devotion to it.
Thank you for the encouraging verses. We are hurting today but God will deliver our marriage tomorrow
Hello, Alice, and may God bless your hurting heart. I just lifted a prayer for you and for your marriage, asking for God’s abundant provision and for His restoration.
This was an answered prayer for me. I was feeling really down and though I know our Lord is always there for us, I couldnt remember any of these verses. Verses I know, but today, they spoke to me in a different way. God is good. Thank you. May our good Lord continue to bless you.
Hello, Edna, and welcome! I’m so glad this post encouraged you. God is so good to provide for our every need, often in unexpected ways. I’m happy that He saw fit to cross our paths.