Bible Verses of Sadness

“On that day,” declares the Lord, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the New Quarter, and a loud crash from the hills.

Zephaniah 1:10

and all the rest of the clans and their wives.

Zechariah 12:14

the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,

Zechariah 12:13

The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,

Zechariah 12:12

On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

Zechariah 12:11

For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race,

Romans 9:3

I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

Romans 9:2

What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!

Romans 6:21

Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

Psalms 137:9

Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us.

Psalms 137:8

Remember, Lord, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. “Tear it down,” they cried, “tear it down to its foundations!”

Psalms 137:7

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.

Psalms 137:6

If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.

Psalms 137:5

How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land?

Psalms 137:4

for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

Psalms 137:3

There on the poplars we hung our harps,

Psalms 137:2

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

Psalms 137:1

Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;

Psalms 130:1

I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

Psalms 120:7

Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.

Psalms 120:6

Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek, that I live among the tents of Kedar!

Psalms 120:5

Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.

Psalms 119:136

The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

Psalms 116:3

For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears

Psalms 102:9

You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.

Psalms 80:5

Fire consumed their young men, and their young women had no wedding songs;

Psalms 78:63

You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak.

Psalms 77:4

They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

Psalms 69:21

Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.

Psalms 69:20

Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.

Psalms 69:12

Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll— are they not in your record?

Psalms 56:8

We are brought down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.

Psalms 44:25

Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?

Psalms 44:24

Yet for your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

Psalms 44:22

But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals; you covered us over with deep darkness.

Psalms 44:19

at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.

Psalms 44:16

I live in disgrace all day long, and my face is covered with shame

Psalms 44:15

You have made us a byword among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us.

Psalms 44:14

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.

Psalms 44:13

You sold your people for a pittance, gaining nothing from their sale.

Psalms 44:12

You gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the nations.

Psalms 44:11

You made us retreat before the enemy, and our adversaries have plundered us.

Psalms 44:10

But now you have rejected and humbled us; you no longer go out with our armies.

Psalms 44:9

You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?

Psalms 43:2

My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalms 42:10

I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”

Psalms 42:9

My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.

Psalms 42:6

My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalms 42:3

Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me.

Psalms 41:9

“A vile disease has afflicted him; he will never get up from the place where he lies.”

Psalms 41:8

When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.

Psalms 41:6

My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish?”

Psalms 41:5

For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me.

Psalms 40:12

Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again before I depart and am no more.”

Psalms 39:13

“Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were.

Psalms 39:12

my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:

Psalms 39:3

So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased;

Psalms 39:2

For I am about to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

Psalms 38:17

I have become like one who does not hear, whose mouth can offer no reply.

Psalms 38:14

I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, like the mute, who cannot speak;

Psalms 38:13

My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.

Psalms 38:11

My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.

Psalms 38:10

All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.

Psalms 38:9

I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

Psalms 38:8

I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning.

Psalms 38:6

My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.

Psalms 38:4

They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”

Psalms 35:21

Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me.

Psalms 35:16

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.

Psalms 35:15

I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.

Psalms 35:14

They repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved.

Psalms 35:12

For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.

Psalms 32:4

When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

Psalms 32:3

They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.

Psalms 22:18

All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.

Psalms 22:17

Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet.

Psalms 22:16

My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.

Psalms 22:15

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me.

Psalms 22:14

All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads.

Psalms 22:7

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.

Psalms 22:6

My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.

Psalms 6:7

I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

Psalms 6:6

My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?

Psalms 6:3

Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

Proverbs 31:7

Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish!

Proverbs 31:6

Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Proverbs 25:20

“They hit me,” you will say, “but I`m not hurt! They beat me, but I don`t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”

Proverbs 23:35

You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.

Proverbs 23:34

Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.

Proverbs 23:33

In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

Proverbs 23:32

Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!

Proverbs 23:31

Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.

Proverbs 23:30

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Proverbs 23:29

The sluggard says, “There`s a lion outside! I`ll be killed in the public square!”

Proverbs 22:13

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Proverbs 17:25

To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

Proverbs 17:21

All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:15

A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:13

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.

Proverbs 14:13

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

Proverbs 14:10