Prayers

Prayers for depression and despair

For the heavy days when hope feels far away.

  1. Feeling heavy and hopeless

    Lord, this heaviness has settled over me and I don't know how to lift it on my own.

    Psalm 42:11 · Psalm 34:18 · Matthew 11:28-30 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Isaiah 40:29-31 · Psalm 143:7-8 · 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 · Psalm 30:5 · Romans 15:13 · Psalm 147:3 · John 16:33 · Psalm 40:1-2

  2. I can't seem to get out of bed

    Lord, some mornings the weight of just getting up feels like too much, and I don't have a good explanation for why.

    Psalm 143:8 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Isaiah 40:29-31 · Matthew 11:28-30 · Psalm 40:1-2 · 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 · Psalm 34:18 · Philippians 4:13 · Psalm 27:14 · Romans 8:38-39 · Psalm 46:1 · John 14:27

  3. Wondering if I need professional help

    Lord, I've been wondering whether I need more help than I can give myself right now, and part of me feels like asking for that help means I've failed somehow.

    Proverbs 11:14 · Proverbs 15:22 · James 1:5 · Psalm 32:8 · Proverbs 12:15 · Galatians 6:2 · Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 · Psalm 55:22 · Philippians 4:6-7 · Isaiah 9:6 · Psalm 121:1-2 · Matthew 11:28

  4. Dark thoughts I haven't told anyone

    Lord, there are thoughts in my mind right now that scare me, and I haven't found the words, or the courage, to say them out loud to anyone.

    Psalm 34:18 · Psalm 42:11 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Psalm 139:23-24 · Matthew 11:28 · Psalm 147:3 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 40:1-2 · Romans 8:38-39 · Psalm 62:8 · John 16:33 · Psalm 143:8

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Psalm 42:11, Psalm 34:18, Matthew 11:28-30, Lamentations 3:22-23, Isaiah 40:29-31, Psalm 143:7-8, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Psalm 30:5, Romans 15:13, Psalm 147:3, John 16:33, Psalm 40:1-2, Psalm 143:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 27:14, Romans 8:38-39, Psalm 46:1, John 14:27, Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 15:22, James 1:5, Psalm 32:8, Proverbs 12:15, Galatians 6:2, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, Psalm 55:22, Philippians 4:6-7, Isaiah 9:6, Psalm 121:1-2, Matthew 11:28, Psalm 139:23-24, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 62:8.