Bible verses for Comfort

Here are the verses that I used for comfort. People sent us verses, I took verses off of cards and I scoured my Bible for comfort verses. When words don't help - there really is nothing one can say - Bible verses are often the biggest source of comfort as they help give you an eternal perspective (as our pastor would say) and when tragedy's occur, an eternal perspective is so important in helping one continue on.
Please use these verses and share them with others. I sincerely hope that they will point you towards an eternal perspective - our God of love - as they did with me....I clung to these verses of truth as a source of hope and light when darkness and dispair wanted to take over.

Praise be to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-5~

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plnas to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart." ~Jeremiah 29:11-13~

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. He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."
~Revelation 21:4-5~

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. ~Isaiah 25:8~

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. ~Psalm 34:18~

You who are my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me. ~Jeremiah 8:18~

You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. ~Psalm 56:8~

"It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them. I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them." ~Hosea 11:3-4~

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~

He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. ~Isaiah 40:11~

See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. ~Isaiah 49:16~

Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. ~Isaiah 49:13~

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~

The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. ~Zephaniah 3:17~

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has annointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and to provide for those who grieve in Zion - to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of dispair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. ~Isaiah 61:1-3~

I will give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father who has given them to me, is greater than all, no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one." ~John 10:28-30~

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." ~Matthew 19:14~

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~Matthew 6:19-21~