Bible Verses About Loneliness

“Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.”

Scripture gives you the words for the feeling. “I am desolate” is a prayer God included in His own book.

“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”

The promise that echoes through the whole Bible: He goes with you, and He does not quit on you.

“God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.”

Finding belonging for lonely people is listed among God’s works. He is in the business of setting the solitary somewhere warm.

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

The New Testament quotes the old promise and rests contentment on it: never left, never forsaken.

“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.”

Jesus’ final recorded words in Matthew are a presence promise with no expiration date.

“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.”

There is no coordinate on earth where you are actually alone. The psalmist checks the extremes and finds God at each one.

“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”

Comfortless here literally means orphaned. Jesus promises His people will never have that status.

“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.”

For the loneliness that started with family. Even if the first people who should have stayed did not, God takes you up.

“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.”

God compares His memory of you to a nursing mother’s and then goes further: your name is engraved on His hands.

“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”

Not merely tolerated but delighted in: God rejoicing over His person with singing is the Bible’s answer to feeling unseen.

“And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.”

Spoken to Jacob sleeping alone on a stone, far from home, having burned his bridges. God met him precisely there.

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

Five promises stacked in one verse, all resting on the first three words after “fear thou not”: I am with thee.