Whether you're naturally optimistic or not, we can all sometimes feel anxious or even afraid when we think about the future. This can be exaggerated when there's a big change coming up, like a new job or relationship, or when moving to a different city.
But the Psalms are full of encouraging and uplifting verses that can help comfort us in times of anxiety. Here are five verses that offer hope when you feel afraid.
Psalm 46:1-3
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging."
Psalm 34:4-7
"I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them."
Psalm 73:26
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
Psalm 34:17-19
"The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all."
Psalm 56:3-4
"When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise – in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?"
