When life feels heavy, hope can seem like a distant light. But God’s Word reminds us: the light is still there—even if you can’t see it yet.
In the middle of hard seasons, it’s easy to wonder if things will ever get better. You might feel like you’re doing everything you can just to keep going, but still coming up short. When life feels uncertain, the Bible offers steady ground. Scripture is full of promises that speak to weary hearts and remind us that hope isn’t a feeling—it’s a foundation.
If you’re looking for comfort, encouragement, or simply a reason to keep moving forward, these Bible verses about hope are for you. You might also find peace in our Verses for Encouragement or Psalm 121 Meaning. And if you want a way to carry these reminders with you—or share them with someone in need—the Handcrafted Encouragement devotional gift book offers Bible-based reflections and tear-out notes that make encouragement tangible.
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Biblical hope isn’t wishful thinking. It’s the confident expectation that God is who He says He is, and that He will keep His promises. Even when the outcome is unknown, hope anchors us to truth. It’s not rooted in circumstances, but in the character of a faithful God—much like the steady reassurance found in the Psalms for Anxiety and Verses for Grief, which speak directly to hearts in need of peace.
1. Romans 15:13
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
2. Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord… plans to give you hope and a future.”
3. Lamentations 3:22-23
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning.”
4. Psalm 42:11
“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God…”
5. Isaiah 40:31
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength…”
6. Hebrews 11:1
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
7. Psalm 33:20-22
“We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.”
8. Romans 8:24-25
“For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all…”
9. Micah 7:7
“But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.”
10. 1 Peter 1:3
“In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ…”
11. Proverbs 23:18
“There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.”
12. Colossians 1:27
“…Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
13. Psalm 119:114
“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.”
14. Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you…”
15. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
“Therefore we do not lose heart… For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory…”
16. Romans 5:5
“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts…”
17. Psalm 9:18
“But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.”
18. Job 11:18
“You will be secure, because there is hope…”
19. Psalm 130:5
“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
20. 1 Thessalonians 5:8
“Let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.”
21. Titus 2:13
“…while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
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Hope is not about ignoring the pain—it’s about choosing to believe that pain isn’t the end of the story. These verses remind us that God is still working, still present, and still able to redeem even the darkest situations.
If you’re in a season of grief or anxiety, you may also find strength in our reflections on Bible verses for grief and Psalms for Anxiety.
Wherever you are, may you cling to hope—not because everything feels okay, but because God is still good. And if you’d like to share that hope with someone else, the Handcrafted Encouragement devotional gift book gives you Scripture-rooted messages you can tear out and place directly into their hands.
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Handcrafted Encouragement is a faith-based devotional designed to bring comfort, hope, and healing through handwritten notes. Rooted in Scripture and empathy, each page encourages you to reflect, connect, and uplift others—one note at a time.
