Bible Verses By Need
14 Bible Verses for Loneliness
Loneliness whispers that no one sees you and no one would come. God says He will never leave you, He calls you by name, and He sets the lonely into families.
What the Bible says about loneliness
“I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
Hebrews 13:5
The one promise loneliness cannot survive: He will never, ever leave.
“God setteth the solitary in families.”
Psalm 68:6
He does not only comfort the lonely; He places them among people who belong to them.
“Can a woman forget her sucking child... yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.”
Isaiah 49:15
Even the most faithful love can fail. His never will. You are not forgotten.
“Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”
Matthew 28:20
There is no hour, no place, and no season in which He is not with you.
“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.”
Psalm 27:10
Even if the people who should have stayed did not, He takes you up.
“And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:8
The Lord goes before you and stays with you, so you are never left to face things alone.
“Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.”
Psalms 25:16
The psalmist prays out of loneliness and affliction, and you can borrow his honest cry to God.
“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”
John 14:18
Jesus promises not to leave His people as orphans but to come to them Himself.
“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?”
Psalms 139:7
There is nowhere you can go from God's presence, so no lonely place is outside His reach.
“If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.”
Psalms 139:8
Even in the depths where you feel most alone, God is already there with you.
“And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.”
Genesis 28:15
God's promise to Jacob to be with him wherever he went is the same nearness offered to you.
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,”
Romans 8:38
Paul is convinced that nothing in life or death can cut you off from God's presence.
“Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:39
No height, depth, or created thing can separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”
John 15:15
Jesus no longer calls His followers servants but friends, so you are truly befriended by Him.
A prayer for loneliness
Father, I feel unseen and alone, and it aches. Thank You that You are with me even now, and that You have promised never to leave me. Would You let me feel Your nearness tonight? And would You set me in a family, real people who will know me and want me? Thank You that I am not forgotten by You. In Jesus' name, amen.
You do not have to face this alone
The family will pray with you, and you can hear how Christ met someone else in the same place.
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- What Bible verse is good for loneliness?
- Hebrews 13:5, 'I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee,' is a cornerstone verse for loneliness, along with Psalm 68:6, 'God setteth the solitary in families.'
- What does God say about feeling alone?
- God repeatedly promises His presence, 'I am with you always', and He places lonely people into community. You are seen, named, and wanted.
- Where in the Bible for feeling unwanted?
- Isaiah 49:15-16 and Psalm 27:10 speak tenderly to feeling unwanted: God will not forget you, and He takes you up even when others let you down.
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