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I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. All my longings lie open before you, O Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. I wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God.  Psalm 38:8-9,15

So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed. I spread out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.  Psalm 143:4, 6-8

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.   Psalm 34:18

Jesus said, “Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”  John 16:22

Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.  Luke 6:21

Though God brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men.  Lamentations 3:32-33

O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.  Psalm 30:2

I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.  Jeremiah 31:13

…weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.  Psalm 30:5

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.  Psalm 147:3

“As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you,” says the Lord.  Isaiah 66:13

I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." Genesis 28:15

I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.  Isaiah 42:16

But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.  Psalm 10:14

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have  suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.  1 Peter 5:10

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 

The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.  Isaiah 58:11

For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. Psalm 72:12

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.  1 John 5:14

Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me.  Psalm 40:11

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The LORD protects the simple-hearted; when I was in great need, he saved me. Psalm 116:5-6

 For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.  Isaiah 49:13

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, toproclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:1-3

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.  Hebrews 4:16

In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.  Psalm 31:22

In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.  Psalm 18:6, 16

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.  2 Corinthians 1:3-5

The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2
 

For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.  Psalm 22:24

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief…But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are myGod."  Psalm 31:9, 14

A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;  Psalm 34:19

In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed.                   Psalm 22:4-5

For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever;  Psalm 37:28

For your Father knows what you need before you ask him.  Matthew 6:8

You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,  Psalm 10:17

For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver…we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.  Psalm 66:10, 12

The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made. The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.  Psalm 145:17-19

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.  Isaiah 54:10

My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.  Psalm 62:1

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.  Psalm 91:1

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.  John 14:27

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.  I Peter 5:7

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13

He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.  Isaiah 40:11

You understand, O LORD; remember me and care for me.  Jeremiah 15:15

Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.         Psalm 126:5-6

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.  John 16:33

Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.   Psalm 55:22

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.  Romans 5:1-2