Bible verses about loneliness
When you feel alone, try Psalm 68:5-6, Matthew 28:20 and Isaiah 49:15-16. They describe God as a father to the lonely, a presence that stays with you, and someone who does not forget his people. Every verse is printed below in full.
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1.Psalm 68:5-6
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
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A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
God is called a father to the fatherless, and the verse says he gives lonely people a home and a family.
2.Matthew 28:20
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.
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teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Jesus's last words in Matthew's Gospel to his friends. He says he is with them every day, to the end of the age.
3.Isaiah 49:15-16
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. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
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“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you! Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. Your walls are continually before me.
God answers people who feel forgotten. He compares his care to a mother's, then goes further.
4.Deuteronomy 31:8
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.
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The LORD himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”
Moses says God goes ahead of the people and will not leave them. Said to a crowd about to cross into a new place.
5.Psalm 25:16
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
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Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.
A short prayer from someone who says he is lonely and in pain and asks God to turn toward him.
6.Psalm 139:7-10
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.
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Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there! If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
David asks where he could go to get away from God, and every place he names is covered. Even far places are not empty.
7.Psalm 27:10
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
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When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
About being let down by the people closest to you. The writer says the Lord will take him in.
8.Genesis 2:18
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
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The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
Right at the start, God looks at the first man and says it is not good for him to be alone. Wanting company is by design.
9.Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
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.
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Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up.
Two people have a better return for their work, and when one falls the other can help. A case for other people.
10.Psalm 142:4
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.
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Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
David writes from a cave and says nobody stands with him and nobody cares. He says it plainly to God.
11.2 Timothy 4:16-17
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.
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At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
Paul sat in court and everyone left him. He says the Lord stood with him anyway.
12.John 14:18
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
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I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.
Jesus tells his friends he won't leave them as orphans. He says it the night before he is arrested.
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What is a good Bible verse about loneliness?
Psalm 68:5-6 is a good place to start. God is called a father to the fatherless, and the verse says he gives lonely people a home and a family.
What does the Bible say about feeling lonely?
Genesis 2:18 starts with God noting it isn't good to be alone, so the wish for company is not a flaw. The Psalms are full of lonely people, like David in Psalm 142:4. Psalm 68:5-6 says God places the lonely in families.
What can I read when no one is around?
Psalm 139:7-10 and Matthew 28:20 are good to read slowly. Psalm 25:16 is a short prayer that fits any hour. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 is a nudge to reach for another person too, even if it feels hard.
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