Bible Quotes for Depression from the King James Version & Professional Quotes

 

Continually praising & thanking God will make our minds more positive & lift us slowly out of depression. Those saints in the Bible talked about Hell, Sheol, the deep water as a metaphor for depression. It does feel hopeless, desperate and dark. Only one champion can save us:  Jesus!

 

“I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing:  I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried:  mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty:  then I restored that which I took not away.”  Ps. 69:2-4 KJV, look up: 5-37.

 

“Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.” Ps. 71:18, KJV

 

“HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.’” Psalm 91:1-2, KJV.

 

“Out of the depths I call to you, LORD; Lord, hear my cry! May your ears be attentive to my cry fro mercy. If you LORD, mark our sins, Lord, who can stand? But with you is forgiveness and so you are revered. Psalm 130:1-8, KJV

 

“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. But to do good and to communicated forget not:  for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” Hebrews 13: 15-16, KJV

 

“Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace. Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.” 2Thes. 2:16-17, KJV.

 

“Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul:  let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love they salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God, thou art my help and my deliverer;

O LORD, make no tarrying. Psalm 70:2, 4, KJV

 

“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Ps. 27: 14, KJV see verses 1-14.

 

“I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.  2. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength in whom I will trust: my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.   5. The sorrows of hell compassed me about:  the snares of death prevented me. 6. In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. 7. Then the earth shook and trembled: the foundations also of the hills moved, and were shaken, because he was wroth. 9. He bowed the heavens also, and came down:  and darkness was under his feet.  16. He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.  17. He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me:   for they were too strong for me. 20. The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.” KJV   [Psalm 18 is wonderful to alleviate a depression episode or at least start the process.]

 

“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 24. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted:  neither hath he hid his face from him:  But when he cried unto him, he heard. 31. (last verse) They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.”   Psalms 22: 1-27, KJV

 

“I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave:  thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.” Psalm 30:1-4, KJV

 

 

WHEN GOING THROUGH HELL…DON’T STOP! A Survivor’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression, Douglas Bloch, Pallas Communications, Portland, Oregon, © 2000 by Douglas Bloch.

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 “For we are saved by hope, but a hope that is not seen is not hope: for why would a man hope for that which he sees? But if we hope for what we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.” Romans 8:24-25.

 

Psalm 46:1-2; Psalm 27:1-2; Psalm 23; Psalm 34:19-20; Jeremiah 31:13; Isaiah 43:1-2; Psalm 37:24; Romans 8:18; Isaiah 40:31.

 

Dysthymia [Depression]

 

Some of the most prominent symptoms of Dysthymia are:  Depressed mood for most of the day, for more days than not, for at least two years. Difficulties in sleeping. Difficulty in experiencing pleasure. A hopeless or pessimistic outlook. Low energy or fatigue.

Low self-esteem. Difficulty in concentrating or making decisions. Persistent physical symptoms (such as headaches, digestive disorders or chronic pain) that do not respond to treatment. 

 

A dysthymic disorder is characterized not by episodes of illness but by the steady presence of symptoms….P. 138.

 

Because Dysthymia does not incapacitate like major depression, as rule, dysthymic people do well in psychotherapy (medication can also be used). During stressful times, a person with Dysthymia may be catapulted into a major depressive episode, called “double depression.” Dysthymic disorder is a common ailment, affecting about 3-5 percent of the general population….often undiagnosed or dismissed as a case of psychosomatic illness…Eeyore, the despondent and downcast donkey in A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh.

Having a dysthymic temperament also brings with it positive traits. Dysthymic individuals can be serious, profound, deep, prudent, dependable, industrious, patient and responsible. P. 139.