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Scripture for when you're feeling hopeless

When hope is gone, being told to have it only stings. Here are grounded passages the Bible speaks into despair — each cited to its address, offered to study slowly rather than as a demand to cheer up.

Read forFreedom from despairfinding strength in the darknesshope in desolate placesguidance in uncertaintyGod's light in times of nothingness

A research assistant, not a ghostwriter. These are real passages to study for yourself — each cited to book, chapter and verse. Nothing here is shown that can’t be traced to a real address.

  • Jeremiah 13:16World English Biblegrounded
    Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:6World English Biblegrounded
    seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 John 1:5World English Biblegrounded
    This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
  • Genesis 1:18World English Biblegrounded
    and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
  • Psalms 42:11World English Biblegrounded
    Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

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