God’s Promises of Comfort and Deliverance

God’s Promises of Comfort

..for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Deut. 31:6b

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.

Deut. 33:27a

I [God] have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee.

2 Kings 20:5b

The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving towards 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.

Psa.145:17-19

He [God] heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds.

Psa.147:3

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psa.46:1

Thou [God] shalt…..comfort me on every side.

Psa.71:21

He will call upon me, and I[God] will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.

Psa.91:15

….for you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

PSA.86:17b

The LORD protects the simple-hearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.

Psa.116:6

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you [God] stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me.

Psa.138:7

If I ascend into heaven, You [God] are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.

If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me;

Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

Psa.139:8–12

And none of them that trust in Him [God] shall be desolate.

Psa.34:22b

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

Psa.9:9

It shall come to pass in the day the LORD gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear.

Isa.14:3a

You shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you

Isa.30:19

Fear not, for I [God] am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Isa.41:10

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Isa.41:13

I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you.

Isa.42:6a

“Fear not, for I[God] have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.”

Isa.43:1b,2

Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

Isa.49:13

For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” Says the LORD, who has mercy on you.

Isa.54:10

To console those who mourn …To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness

Isa.61:3

In all their affliction He[God] was afflicted, and the angel of His presence saved them: in His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

Isa.63:9

As a mother comforts her child, so will I [God] comfort you

Isa.66:13

I [God] will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick.

Ezek.34:16a

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Mat.5:4

[Jesus] Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Mat.28:20b

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Mat.5:4

[Jesus] Ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy

John.6:20b

[Jesus] I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

John.14:18

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it (or that ye may be able to bear it).

1Cor.10:13

Because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Heb.3:5b

If we are faithless, he [Jesus] will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

2Tim.2:13

Jesus Christ… who loved us and gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,

Encourage your hearts

2Thes.2:16, 17b

How to Receive God’s Comfort

Be of good courage, and He [God] shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

Psa.31:24

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.

Psa.51:17

In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you [God] will answer me.

Psa.86:7

My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise (God’s Word) preserves my life.

Psa.119:50

I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from?

My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip – he who watches over you will not sleep

He that keepeth [thee] shall neither slumber nor sleep

Psa.121:1,2,3

The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

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.

The LORD watches over all who love him

Psa.145:14, 18, 19, 20a

Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Psa.9:10

Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall (or suffer the righteous to be moved).

Psa.55:22

For You will light my lamp; The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

Psa.18:28

From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psa.61:2

Cast all your cares on him [Jesus] because he cares for you.

1Pet.5:7

Benefits of Sorrow and Suffering

[Eternal benefits]

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

2Cor.4:16, 17, 18

[Eternal benefits]

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

These have come so that your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

1Pet.1:6-7

[Eternal benefits]

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Rom.8:18

[To comfort others]

[Jesus] 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.

2Cor.1:4

[Keep us close to God]

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your [God] word.

Psa.119:67

[Keep us close to God]

It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your [God] decrees.

Psa.119:71

[To somehow bring us good:]

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Rom.8:28

[To teach us patience:]

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

Jam.1:2-4

[To strengthen us:]

But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you

1Pet.5:10

[To prepare us for greater service:]

If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him [Jesus].

2 Tim.2:12a

No More Sorrow or Tears in Heaven

[Jesus] Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

John14:1-3

He [Jesus] will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces.

Isa.25:8a

For the Lamb [Jesus] at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Rev. 7:17

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Rev.21:4

Empathy and Help With Others

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

Rom.12:15

Remember them……which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body [as if you yourselves were suffering].

Heb.13:3

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?

Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

1John3:16-18

[Eliphaz tells Job:]

Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees.

Job4:4

Other Promises

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The LORD will be a light to me.

Mic.7:8

Because you will forget your misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

Job.11:16

For we do not have an high priest [Jesus] who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but [Jesus] was in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.

Heb.4:15

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

Psa.27:10

An Example of A Prayer During Times of Suffering

My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?”

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.

O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, And from the heights of Hermon, From the Hill Mizar.

Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me.

The LORD will command His loving kindness in the daytime, And in the night His so shall be with me-A prayer to the God of my life.

I will say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

As with a breaking of my bones, My enemies reproach me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

PSA.42:3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11

-All the verses above are taken from the ‘King James Version‘, ‘New King James Version‘ and ‘New International Version‘ Bible translations! Due to the wide audience and varying degrees of English comprehension and command, I simply choose the most suitable and understandble translation for each verse to appeal to the widest audience. The references are left there so you can look the up passages yourself in the translation of your choosing.

–Some verses are only small excerpts of the complete verse…often with an “a” or “b” tagged on the reference.

-Words in brackets are for clarification purposes only.