In this moment
Lonely
When no one seems near — the One who will never leave is nearer still.
Verses to hold onto· 36 verses
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Deuteronomy 31:6Read in context →
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Hebrews 13:5Read in context →
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Psalms 68:6Read in context →
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. in families: Heb. in a house
Isaiah 41:10Read in context →
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Matthew 28:20Read in context →
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Genesis 28:15Read in context →
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.
Exodus 33:14Read in context →
And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Deuteronomy 31:8Read in context →
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.
Joshua 1:9Read in context →
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
1 Samuel 12:22Read in context →
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
Psalms 23:4Read in context →
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalms 25:16Read in context →
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Psalms 27:10Read in context →
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. take...: Heb. gather me
Psalms 34:18Read in context →
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. unto...: Heb. to the broken of heart of a contrite...: Heb. contrite of spirit
Psalms 46:1Read in context →
[To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. for: or, of
Psalms 73:23Read in context →
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
Psalms 139:7-10Read in context →
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Psalms 142:4-5Read in context →
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. I looked...: or, Look on the right hand, and see failed...: Heb. perished from me cared...: Heb. sought after I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Proverbs 18:24Read in context →
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10Read in context →
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Isaiah 43:1-2Read in context →
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Isaiah 43:5Read in context →
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Isaiah 46:4Read in context →
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Isaiah 49:15-16Read in context →
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. that...: Heb. from having compassion Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Isaiah 54:10Read in context →
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
Jeremiah 31:3Read in context →
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. of...: Heb. from afar with lovingkindness...: have I extended lovingkindness unto thee
Zephaniah 3:17Read in context →
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. rest: Heb. be silent
Matthew 11:28Read in context →
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 14:16-17Read in context →
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 14:18Read in context →
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. comfortless: or, orphans
John 15:15Read in context →
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 16:32Read in context →
Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. his own: or, his own home
Romans 8:38-39Read in context →
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 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.
2 Timothy 4:16-17Read in context →
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
Hebrews 10:24-25Read in context →
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
1 Peter 5:7Read in context →
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
A thought
Loneliness can whisper that you are forgotten. Scripture answers with a promise repeated across the ages: He will never leave you, never forsake you, and is with you to the very end.
A prayer
Lord, when the room feels empty, remind me I am not alone. Be the Friend who stays, and set me among people who care.