Let these Bible verses about hope be a balm to your weary heart and soul through the hard time you’re walking through. May they encourage you and fill you with hope for the future and all the things God has promised you.

Are you walking through a hard time where life feels hopeless? I’ve put this list of Bible verses about hope together just for you, friend. As you read through these scriptures I pray that they will jump off the page and that the Lord will use them to speak deep into your heart and remind you of His love and faithfulness to you.

If you’d like to print these to use daily, get the free printable 31 Days of Hope Bible Reading Plan here.

50 Bible Verses About Hope In Hard Times

Psalm 25:5

Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

Philippians 1:6

being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Matthew 19:26

But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Psalm 33:18

But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

tree on top of a hill

Psalm 33:22

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.

Isaiah 43:1-2

But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Psalm 42:11

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Jeremiah 17:7

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.

Psalm 71:14

As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

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Psalm 16:8

I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psalm 146:5

Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.

2 Thessalonians 3:3

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

Isaiah 40:31

but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

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Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Psalm 38:9

All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.

Romans 12:12

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Psalm 46:5

God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.

Romans 15:13

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.

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Lamentations 3:25

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

Psalm 112:7

They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

1 Peter 5:10

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.

Psalm 25:21

May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.

Mark 9:23

“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”

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Psalm 33:20

We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.

Psalm 143:8

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 entrust my life.

Psalm 25:3

No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.

Psalm 3:2-6

Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.

Psalm 39:7

But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.


Daily Devotionals To Give You Hope


Psalm 62:5

Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.

Colossians 3:2

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Psalm 119:114

You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.

Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

tree on top of a hill

Psalm 147:11

the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Psalm 29:11

The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.

Micah 7:7

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

Psalm 40:1-2

I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

Romans 15:4

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

Psalm 91:1-2

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 145:18

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Psalm 121:5-6

The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

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Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Psalm 139:7-10

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Isaiah 42:16

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.

Which of these Bible verses about hope encouraged you the most? Write them on your bathroom mirror or a 3 x 5 card, memorize them and look at them often so that the Lord can strengthen, encourage you, and fill you with hope.


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