Scripture references
- Gen 21:17 Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar
- Gen 16:7–13 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the
- Gen 26:17, 33 So Isaac left that place and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and
- Gen 31:42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had
- Exo 3:7, 8, 16, 17 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people
- Exo 14:13, 14 But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will
- Deu 33:27 The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the
- 2Sa 22:28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring
- Job 5:6–27 For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout
- Job 11:16–19 For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
- Job 16:5 But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips
- Job 29:25 I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among
- Job 31:19–22 if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without
- Job 35:10 But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,
- Psa 9:9, 10 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of
- Psa 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
- Psa 27:5, 6 For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will
- Psa 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may
- Psa 31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my
- Psa 34:4, 19, 20 I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my
- Psa 37:23, 24, 32, 33 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight
- Psa 41:3 The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his
- Psa 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope
- Psa 46:1 For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song.
- Psa 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will
- Psa 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let
- Psa 56:8–10 You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your
- Psa 62:1, 2, 5–8, 11, 12 For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of
- Psa 68:6 God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to
- Psa 69:20, 33 Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for
- Psa 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive
- Psa 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and
- Psa 94:17–19 Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the
- Psa 103:13, 14 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has
- Psa 112:4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious,
- Psa 119:50, 52, 54, 92, 143 This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has
- Psa 138:3, 7, 8 On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and
- Psa 140:12 I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause
- Psa 145:14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
- Psa 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Pro 12:13 An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man
- Ecc 4:1 Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the
- Isa 4:6 a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place
- Isa 14:31, 32 Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a
- Isa 25:4 For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in
- Isa 30:19, 20 O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He
- Isa 40:1, 2, 29 “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. / “Speak tenderly to
- Isa 41:10, 13, 14, 17 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am
- Isa 42:3 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not
- Isa 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go
- Isa 49:13 Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O
- Isa 50:4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary
- Isa 51:3–13 For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her
- Isa 54:4, 11 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be
- Isa 58:10 and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul,
- Isa 61:1–3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to
- Isa 63:9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence
- Isa 66:5, 13, 14 You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your
- Jer 31:13, 25 Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as
- Jer 39:17, 18 But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will
- Lam 3:31–33, 57 For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes
- Eze 11:16 Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent
- Hos 2:14, 15 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness,
- Hos 6:1–3 Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He
- Nah 1:7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those
- Zep 3:18 “I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so
- Mat 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- Mat 10:29–31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall
- Mat 11:28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Mat 14:27 But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Mat 25:34–36, 40 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are
- Mat 28:5, 9, 10 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that
- Mar 6:50 for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take
- Luk 6:21–23 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you
- Luk 7:13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
- Luk 12:6, 7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is
- Luk 21:18 Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
- Joh 14:1, 16, 18, 27 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God;
- Joh 15:18, 20 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / Remember
- Joh 16:20, 22, 33 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world
- Act 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God
- Act 23:11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As
- Rom 8:28, 35–39 And we know that God works all things together for the good of
- Rom 12:12, 15 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. /
- Rom 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written for our
- 2Co 1:3–5, 7 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
- 2Co 4:8–10, 16, 17 We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed,
- 2Co 7:6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
- 2Co 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is
- Gal 6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of
- Php 1:19 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit
- 1Th 4:13, 16–18 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep
- 2Th 1:7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will
- 2Th 2:16, 17 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace
- 2Ti 2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also
- 2Ti 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the
- Heb 2:14, 15, 18 Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in
- Heb 4:15, 16 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our
- Heb 6:18 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,
- Heb 12:1–4 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
- Heb 13:3, 5, 6 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those
- Jam 1:12, 27 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has
- Jam 5:8, 10 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s
- 1Pe 2:21–24 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you,
- 1Pe 4:12–14 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you,
- 1Pe 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- Rev 2:9, 10 I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am
- Rev 3:2, 10 Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have
- Rev 7:14–17 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who