Kohathite: 50 Bible Verses For Difficult Seasons

50 Bible Verses For Difficult Seasons - Old Testament Scriptures

Here are 50 Old Testament Bible verses (NKJV) that speak to difficult seasons, offering comfort, strength, endurance, and hope during hardship:

Psalm 34:19 – “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all.”
Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I 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.”
Psalm 66:10–12 – “For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined… We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.”
Lamentations 3:31–32 – “For the Lord will not cast off forever. Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.”
Job 23:10 – “But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.”
Psalm 46:1 – “God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.”
Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you… When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned.”
Psalm 37:24 – “Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 – “And the LORD, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
Psalm 55:22 – “Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.”

Isaiah 40:29 – “He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.”
Psalm 30:5 – “Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.”
Proverbs 3:5–6 – “Trust in the LORD with all your heart… And He shall direct your paths.”
Psalm 138:7 – “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me.”
Nahum 1:7 – “The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.”
Isaiah 26:3 – “You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.”
Psalm 9:9 – “The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.”
2 Chronicles 20:15 – “Do not be afraid nor dismayed… for the battle is not yours, but God’s.”
Psalm 27:13–14 – “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD… Wait on the LORD.”
Isaiah 54:7–8 – “For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But with great mercies I will gather you.”

Psalm 121:1–2 – “I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD.”
Habakkuk 3:17–18 – “Though the fig tree may not blossom… Yet I will rejoice in the LORD.”
Psalm 102:17 – “He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.”
Isaiah 48:10 – “I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”
Genesis 50:20 – “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.”
Psalm 40:1–2 – “I waited patiently for the LORD… He also brought me up out of a horrible pit.”
Psalm 34:17 – “The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.”
Isaiah 61:3 – “To console those who mourn in Zion… the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.”
Psalm 143:7 – “Answer me speedily, O LORD; My spirit fails!”
Proverbs 18:10 – “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.”

Psalm 71:20 – “You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again.”
Isaiah 35:4 – “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come.”
Psalm 91:14–15 – “Because he has set his love upon Me… I will be with him in trouble.”
Job 5:11 – “He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.”
Psalm 119:71 – “It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.”
Micah 7:8 – “When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The LORD will be a light to me.”
Psalm 23:4 – “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me.”
Isaiah 33:2 – “Be our arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble.”
Psalm 31:24 – “Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the LORD.”
Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you… to give you a future and a hope.”

Psalm 62:6 – “He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.”
Isaiah 12:2 – “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid.”
Psalm 126:5 – “Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.”
Deuteronomy 33:27 – “The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms.”
Psalm 56:3 – “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.”
Isaiah 30:18 – “Blessed are all those who wait for Him.”
Psalm 145:14 – “The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down.”
Zephaniah 3:17 – “The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save.”
Psalm 107:13–14 – “Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.”
Isaiah 64:4 – “He has prepared for him who waits for Him.”