Do you ever feel like your thoughts just won’t slow down, like your mind keeps spinning no matter what you do? Anxiety isn’t a stranger to most of us. It quietly creeps into our days more often than we’d like, whispering questions, fueling worries, and convincing us that peace is far away. It’s a hard battle to face, especially alone. That’s why today I want to share Scripture that will meet you in those anxious moments, when the world feels still, but your thoughts won’t stop racing. Here are 45 powerful bible verses for the anxious mind.
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45 Bible Verses For The Anxious Mind
When Anxiety Overwhelms Your Heart
1. Psalm 94:19
In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. (NKJV)
2. Psalm 61:2
From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. (NKJV)
3. Psalm 142:3
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my path. (NKJV)
4. Psalm 143:4, 8
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed. Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You. (NKJV)
5. Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (NKJV)
6. Psalm 40:1-2
I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock,
and established my steps.(NKJV)
7. Jeremiah 31:25
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. (NKJV)
When Anxiety Steals Your Peace
8. Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (NKJV)
9. John 14:27
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (NKJV)
10. Psalm 23:2-3
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. (NKJV)
11. Proverbs 3:24
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet. (NKJV)
12. Psalm 119:165
Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble. (NKJV)
13. Isaiah 54:10
For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,’ says the Lord, who has mercy on you. (NKJV)
14. Psalm 63:6-8
When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. (NKJV)
When Anxiety Turns Into Fear and Worry
15. 2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (NKJV)
16. Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (NKJV)
17. Psalm 46:1-2
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the [b]midst of the sea; (NKJV)
18. Psalm 118:6
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? (NKJV)
19. Isaiah 35:4
Say to those who are fearful-hearted, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; He will come and save you. (NKJV)
20. Isaiah 51:12
“I, even I, am He who comforts you.Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man who will be made like grass? (NKJV)
21. Psalm 112:7
He will not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. (NKJV)
When Anxiety Drains Your Strength
22. Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. (NKJV)
23. Psalm 9:9-10
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. (NKJV)
24. Psalm 27:5
For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. (NKJV)
25. Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. (NKJV)
26. Psalm 18:28-29
For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall.(NKJV)
27. Psalm 145:14
The Lord upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down. (NKJV)
28. Zechariah 2:5
For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst. (NKJV)
29. Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. (NKJV)
30. 2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. (NKJV)
31. Psalm 138:3
In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul. (NKJV)
When Anxiety Makes You Feel Alone
32. 1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. (NKJV)
33. Psalm 119:114
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. (NKJV)
34. Psalm 119:50
This is my comfort in my affliction, for Your word has given me life. (NKJV)
35. Isaiah 49:15-16
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me. (NKJV)
36. Genesis 16:13
Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, ‘You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees’; for she said, ‘Have I also here seen Him who sees me?’ (NKJV)
37. Isaiah 27:3
I, the Lord, keep it, I water it every moment; lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day. (NKJV)
38. Isaiah 33:2
O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. (NKJV)
39. Isaiah 58:11
The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. (NKJV)
40. Psalm 145:18-19
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. (NKJV)
When Anxiety Meets Waiting and Uncertainty
41. Psalm 27:13-14
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord! (NKJV)
42. Micah 7:7-8
Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; when I fall, I will arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. (NKJV)
43. 2 Chronicles 20:17
You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you. (NKJV)
44. Psalm 71:20-21
You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, shall revive me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth. You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. (NKJV)
45. Isaiah 51:11
So the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; sorrow and sighing shall flee away. (NKJV)
46. Psalm 118:13-14
You pushed me violently, that I might fall, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. (NKJV)
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Final Thoughts
Anxiety may visit often, but it doesn’t get the final word. God’s truth does. Every verse you’ve read here is a reminder that peace is not found in the absence of anxious thoughts—it’s found in the presence of a faithful God. When your heart feels heavy, return to these promises. Let me know in the comments below which bible verse spoke to you the most!
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Sending you blessings & love,
Gabby Abigail
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