200 Bible verses to spark hope and encouragement

By Crossmap, blogs.crossmap.com Friday, June 23, 2023

Healing and restoration

God not only heals us physically but also offers restoration and comfort to our hearts and souls.

His healing extends beyond our physical ailments, reaching into the depths of our beings, bringing peace and renewal.

Thus, these scriptures highlight how God can turn our mourning into dancing and bring us gladness.

1. "To grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified." (Isaiah 61:3)

2. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." (Matthew 5:4)

3. "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)

4. "You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil." (Isaiah 9:3)

5. "Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." (Psalm 30:4-5)

6. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." (1 Peter 1:3)

7. "For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song." (Isaiah 51:3)

8. "And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away." (Isaiah 35:10)

9. "He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken." (Isaiah 25:8)

10. "For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation." (Psalm 149:4)

11. "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing." (Zephaniah 3:17)

12. "Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit." (Psalm 51:12)

13. "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him, we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (Romans 5:1-2)

14. "But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments." (Psalm 103:17-18)

15. "The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." (Psalm 118:14)

16. "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy." (Job 8:21)

17. "The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!" (Psalm 22:26)

18. "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice." (Philippians 4:4)

19. "Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted." (Isaiah 49:13)

20. "Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy your choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”" (Nehemiah 8:10)

21. “The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.” (Isaiah 32:17)

22. "Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place." (1 Chronicles 16:27)

23. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness." (Galatians 5:22)

24. "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." (Romans 14:17)

25. "He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me because he was delighted in me." (Psalm 18:19)

26. "May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, 'God is great!'" (Psalm 70:4)

27. "Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells securely." (Psalm 16:9)

28. "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24)

29. “Then my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord." (Psalm 27:6)

30. "Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!" (Psalm 47:1)

31. "Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!" (Psalm 97:12)

32. "He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

33. "Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory." (1 Peter 1:8)

34. "For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands." (Isaiah 55:12)

35. "Those who look at him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed." (Psalm 34:5)

36. "I will rejoice in your statutes; I will not forget your word." (Psalm 119:16)

37. "Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!" (Zephaniah 3:14)

38. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn." (Isaiah 61:1-2)

39. "The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out." (Proverbs 13:9)

40. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh." (Luke 6:21)

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