Grief can overwhelm us. Whether a loved one went to be with the Lord after years of a difficult illness, or whether someone we cherished left this earth far sooner than we ever anticipated, sorrow can drown us for a very long time. We’ll often turn to Scripture for Bible verses for grief to help offset the pain.
Bible Verses about Sorrow
(Matthew 26:38)
Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”
(Philippians 2:27)
For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.
(Isaiah 38:2-3)
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
(Psalm 6:1-7)
For the choir director; with stringed instruments, upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor chasten me in Your wrath.
Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am pining away;
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed.
And my soul is greatly dismayed;
But You, O Lord—how long?
(1 Samuel 1:16)
Verse Concepts
Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation.”
God With Us In Our Sorrows(What does the Bible say about Sorrow)
(John 16:6)
But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
(Genesis 23:2)
Sarah died in Kiriath arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
(John 20:11)
But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;
(Genesis 50:1)
Then Joseph fell on his father’s face, and wept over him and kissed him.
(Deuteronomy 34:8)
So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
(2 Samuel 19:2)
The victory that day was turned to mourning for all the people, for the people heard it said that day, “The king is grieved for his son.”
