Bible Verses About Hope and Despair
Hope, biblically, isn't wishful thinking — it's an anchor (Hebrews 6:19), something that holds even when the circumstances haven't changed yet. This pack gathers ESV verses for the moments discouragement feels heavier than the facts justify.
At 45 verses, it's built to be memorized slowly, a few at a time, exactly when you'd otherwise be scrolling for a distraction from how you feel.
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Get the Hope pack →1. Romans 15:13 (ESV)
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
2. Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV)
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
3. Psalm 33:22 (ESV)
“Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.”
4. Psalm 130:5 (ESV)
“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;”
5. Hebrews 6:19 (ESV)
“We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,”
6. Psalm 62:5 (ESV)
“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.”
7. Psalm 42:5 (ESV)
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation”
8. 1 Peter 1:3 (ESV)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
9. Psalm 71:14 (ESV)
“But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.”
10. Proverbs 23:18 (ESV)
“Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.”
11. Psalm 119:114 (ESV)
“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.”
12. Romans 12:12 (ESV)
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”
13. Psalm 43:5 (ESV)
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.”
14. Titus 2:13 (ESV)
“waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,”
15. Psalm 9:18 (ESV)
“For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.”
16. Romans 15:13 (ESV)
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
17. Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV)
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
18. Psalm 33:22 (ESV)
“Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.”
19. Psalm 130:5 (ESV)
“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;”
20. Hebrews 6:19 (ESV)
“We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,”
21. Psalm 62:5 (ESV)
“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.”
22. Psalm 42:5 (ESV)
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation”
23. 1 Peter 1:3 (ESV)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
24. Psalm 71:14 (ESV)
“But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.”
25. Proverbs 23:18 (ESV)
“Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.”
26. Psalm 119:114 (ESV)
“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.”
27. Romans 12:12 (ESV)
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”
28. Psalm 43:5 (ESV)
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.”
29. Titus 2:13 (ESV)
“waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,”
30. Psalm 9:18 (ESV)
“For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.”
31. Romans 15:13 (ESV)
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
32. Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV)
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
33. Psalm 33:22 (ESV)
“Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.”
34. Psalm 130:5 (ESV)
“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;”
35. Hebrews 6:19 (ESV)
“We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,”
36. Psalm 62:5 (ESV)
“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.”
37. Psalm 42:5 (ESV)
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation”
38. 1 Peter 1:3 (ESV)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
39. Psalm 71:14 (ESV)
“But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.”
40. Proverbs 23:18 (ESV)
“Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.”
41. Psalm 119:114 (ESV)
“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.”
42. Romans 12:12 (ESV)
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”
43. Psalm 43:5 (ESV)
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.”
44. Titus 2:13 (ESV)
“waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,”
45. Psalm 9:18 (ESV)
“For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.”
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