Trauma is a profound emotional response to distressing events that can significantly impact an individual’s mental and spiritual well-being. Yet, the Bible offers hope and healing for those facing such trials. Scripture is replete with verses that provide comfort, encourage resilience, and remind believers of God’s inexhaustible love and healing power. This compilation of Bible verses aims to guide those seeking solace and restoration through biblical wisdom.
Bible Verses about Trauma Healing
1. Psalm 147:3 – The Healer of Wounds
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” – Psalm 147:3
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Isaiah 61:1 – “The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”
Psalm 34:18 – “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
2. Isaiah 41:10 – Do Not Fear
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10
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Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Psalm 118:6 – “The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”
John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
3. Matthew 11:28 – Rest for the Weary
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28
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Hebrews 4:9-10 – “There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.”
Philippians 4:6-7 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
1 Peter 5:7 – “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
4. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – Comfort in Affliction
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
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Isaiah 40:1 – “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.”
Romans 15:5 – “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
5. Jeremiah 30:17 – Restoration and Healing
“But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the LORD.” – Jeremiah 30:17
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Exodus 15:26 – “He said, ‘If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you.'”
Psalm 103:2-3 – “Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.”
6. Psalm 23:4 – Fear No Evil
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” – Psalm 23:4
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Hebrews 13:6 – “So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?'”
Psalms 56:3 – “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”
Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
7. 1 Peter 5:10 – Strength and Compassion
“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” – 1 Peter 5:10
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Romans 8:18 – “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”
2 Timothy 2:1 – “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”
8. Isaiah 53:5 – Healed by His Wounds
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” – Isaiah 53:5
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1 Peter 2:24 – “He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.”
Matthew 8:17 – “This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.'”
Romans 5:6 – “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.”
9. Romans 8:28 – All for Good
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28
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Genesis 50:20 – “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”
Ephesians 1:11 – “In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will.”
10. John 16:33 – Overcoming the World
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33
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Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
1 John 4:4 – “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
1 Corinthians 15:57 – “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
11. Psalm 34:17 – Deliverance from Troubles
“The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.” – Psalm 34:17
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2 Samuel 22:2 – “He said: ‘The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer.'”
Psalms 18:6 – “In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.”
12. Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the Lord
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6
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Isaiah 26:3 – “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
Psalms 37:5-6 – “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.”
Jeremiah 17:7 – “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.”
13. Philippians 4:13 – Strength in Christ
“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13
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2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
Ephesians 3:16 – “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.”
Colossians 1:11 – “being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience.”
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14. Psalm 46:1 – God is Our Refuge
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” – Psalm 46:1
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Isaiah 12:2 – “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
Nahum 1:7 – “The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.”
Psalm 91:2 – “I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.'”
15. James 1:2-4 – Perseverance through Trials
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” – James 1:2-4
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1 Peter 1:6-7 – “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
Hebrews 12:1-2 – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
16. Exodus 14:14 – The Lord Will Fight for You
“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” – Exodus 14:14
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2 Chronicles 20:17 – “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.”
Psalm 37:5-6 – “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.”
Romans 8:31 – “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
17. Isaiah 40:31 – Renewed Strength
“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
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Psalms 103:5 – “who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Hebrews 12:3 – “Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”
18. Matthew 5:4 – Blessed Are the Mourners
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4
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Isaiah 61:2 – “to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn.”
19. Jeremiah 29:11 – Hope and a Future
“For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
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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.”
Psalm 33:11 – “But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.”
Proverbs 19:21 – “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.”
20. Isaiah 43:18-19 – A New Thing
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” – Isaiah 43:18-19
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Philippians 3:13-14 – “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
Ezekiel 36:26 – “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”
21. Zephaniah 3:17 – The Mighty Warrior Who Saves
“The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” – Zephaniah 3:17
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Psalm 95:6-7 – “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.”
Psalms 149:4 – “For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.”
Isaiah 62:5 – “As a young man marries a young woman, so will your Builder marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.”
22. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 – Inner Renewal
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” – 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
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Romans 8:24-25 – “For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.”
1 Peter 1:3-5 – “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.”
Colossians 3:2 – “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
23. Psalm 30:5 – Joy in the Morning
“For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” – Psalm 30:5
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Isaiah 12:1 – “In that day you will say: ‘I will praise you, LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.'”
Psalms 126:5 – “Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.”
Jeremiah 31:13 – “Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.”
24. Lamentations 3:22-23 – Faithful and Compassionate
“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22-23
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Psalms 86:15 – “But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.”
Isaiah 54:10 – “Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.”
Deuteronomy 7:9 – “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.”
25. Psalm 9:9-10 – Refuge for the Oppressed
“The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.” – Psalm 9:9-10
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Psalms 59:16 – “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.”
Psalm 46:7 – “The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.”
Proverbs 18:10 – “The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”
26. Romans 5:3-5 – Hope Through Suffering
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” – Romans 5:3-5
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James 1:12 – “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
27. 1 John 1:9 – Forgiveness and Cleansing
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John 1:9
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Psalm 51:1-2 – “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.”
Isaiah 1:18 – “‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’ says the LORD. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.'”
Colossians 1:13-14 – “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
28. Isaiah 58:8 – Light Breaking Forth
“Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.” – Isaiah 58:8
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Malachi 4:2 – “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.”
Psalm 97:11 – “Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.”
2 Corinthians 4:6 – “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.”
29. Hebrews 4:16 – A Throne of Grace
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” – Hebrews 4:16
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James 4:8 – “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
Isaiah 55:6 – “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.”
30. Revelation 21:4 – No More Tears
“‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” – Revelation 21:4
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Isaiah 25:8 – “He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.”
1 Corinthians 15:54 – “When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.'”
John 14:1-3 – “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?”
31. Micah 7:7 – Watchful and Patient
“But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.” – Micah 7:7
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Psalm 130:5 – “I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Lamentations 3:25 – “The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.”
1 Corinthians 1:7 – “Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.”
32. Acts 3:19-20 – Times of Refreshing
“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.” – Acts 3:19-20
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Isaiah 40:29-31 – “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”