8 Bible Verses to Uplift You When You Are Disappointed

1. Romans 8:28 – “We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.”
2. Jeremiah 29:11 – “I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.”
3. Isaiah 40:28-31 – ^“Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? The Lord is the everlasting God; he created all the world. He never grows tired or weary. No one understands his thoughts.²⁹ He strengthens those who are weak and tired. ³⁰ Even those who are young grow weak; young people can fall exhausted. ³¹ But those who trust in the Lord for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak.”
4. Matthew 10:29-31 – “For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father’s consent. ³⁰ As for you, even the hairs of your head have all been counted. ³¹ So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!”
5. Psalm 91:1-3 -“Whoever goes to the Lord for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty, ²can say to him, “You are my defender and protector. You are my God; in you I trust.” ³He will keep you safe from all hidden dangers and from all deadly diseases.”
6. Psalm 55 – ¹ Hear my prayer, O God; don’t turn away from my plea! ²Listen to me and answer me; I am worn out by my worries. ³I am terrified by the threats of my enemies, crushed by the oppression of the wicked. They bring trouble on me; they are angry with me and hate me. ⁴ I am terrified, and the terrors of death crush me. ⁵ I am gripped by fear and trembling; I am overcome with horror. ⁶ I wish I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find rest. ⁷ I would fly far away and make my home in the desert. ⁸ I would hurry and find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm. ⁹ Confuse the speech of my enemies, O Lord! I see violence and riots in the city, ¹⁰ surrounding it day and night, filling it with crime and trouble. ¹¹ There is destruction everywhere; the streets are full of oppression and fraud. ¹² If it were an enemy making fun of me, I could endure it; if it were an opponent boasting over me, I could hide myself from him. ¹³ But it is you, my companion,my colleague and close friend. ¹⁴ We had intimate talks with each other and worshiped together in the Temple. ¹⁵ May my enemies die before their time; may they go down alive into the world of the dead! Evil is in their homes and in their hearts. ¹⁶ But I call to the Lord God for help, and he will save me. ¹⁷ Morning, noon, and night my complaints and groans go up to him, and he will hear my voice. ¹⁸ He will bring me safely back from the battles that I fight against so many enemies. ¹⁹ God, who has ruled from eternity, will hear me and defeat them; for they refuse to change, and they do not fear him. ²⁰ My former companion attacked his friends; he broke his promises. ²¹ His words were smoother than cream, but there was hatred in his heart; his words were as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords. ²² Leave your troubles with the Lord, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated. ²³ But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves before half their life is over. As for me, I will trust in you.

7. Psalm 62:1-8 – ¹ I wait patiently for God to save me; I depend on him alone. ² He alone protects and saves me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated. ³ How much longer will all of you attack someone who is no stronger than a broken-down fence? ⁴ You only want to bring him down from his place of honor; you take pleasure in lies. You speak words of blessing, but in your heart you curse him. ⁵ I depend on God alone; I put my hope in him. ⁶ He alone protects and saves me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated. ⁷ My salvation and honor depend on God; he is my strong protector; he is my shelter. ⁸ Trust in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your troubles, for he is our refuge.

8. Jeremiah 20:17-18 – ⁷ Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived. You are stronger than I am, and you have overpowered me. Everyone makes fun of me; they laugh at me all day long. ⁸ Whenever I speak, I have to cry out and shout, “Violence! Destruction!” Lord, I am ridiculed and scorned all the time because I proclaim your message. ⁹ But when I say, “I will forget the Lord and no longer speak in his name,” then your message is like a fire burning deep within me. I try my best to hold it in, but can no longer keep it back. ¹⁰ I hear everybody whispering, “Terror is everywhere! So let’s report him to the authorities!” Even my close friends wait for my downfall. “Perhaps he can be tricked,” they say; “then we can catch him and get revenge.” ¹¹ But you, Lord, are on my side, strong and mighty, and those who persecute me will fail. They will be disgraced forever, because they cannot succeed. Their disgrace will never be forgotten. ¹² But, Almighty Lord, you test people justly; you know what is in their hearts and minds. So let me see you take revenge on my enemies, for I have placed my cause in your hands. ¹³ Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! He rescues the oppressed from the power of evil people. ¹⁴ Curse the day I was born! Forget the day my mother gave me birth! ¹⁵ Curse the one who made my father glad by bringing him the news, “It’s a boy! You have a son!” ¹⁶ May he be like those cities that the Lord destroyed without mercy. May he hear cries of pain in the morning and the battle alarm at noon, ¹⁷ for not killing me before I was born. Then my mother’s womb would have been my grave. ¹⁸ Why was I born? Was it only to have trouble and sorrow, to end my life in disgrace?