Hope

 Hope,  Psalms and Other Scriptures

It seems that hope is something that is short supply lately, so I looked at what the Psalms and other scriptures say about hope. So here are a few scriptures on hope without commentary as the Word speaks for itself.

Psalms 31:24

Be strong and let your heart take courage,

All you who hope in the LORD.

Psalms 33:17-18

A horse is a false hope for victory;

Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,

On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

Psalms 38:15

For I hope in You, O LORD;

You will answer, O Lord my God.

Psalms 39:7

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?

My hope is in You.

Psalms 42:5

Why are you in despair, O my soul?

And why have you become disturbed within me?

Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him

For the help of His presence.

Psalms 42:11

Why are you in despair, O my soul?

And why have you become disturbed within me?

Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him,

The help of my countenance and my God.

Psalms 62:5

My soul, wait in silence for God only,

For my hope is from Him.

Psalms 71:5

For You are my hope;

O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth.

Psalms 71:14

But as for me, I will hope continually,

And will praise You yet more and more.

Psalms 119:49

Zayin.

Remember the word to Your servant,

In which You have made me hope.

Psalms 119:116

Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live;

And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

Psalms 119:166

I hope for Your salvation, O LORD,

And do Your commandments.

Psalms 130:5-8

I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait,

And in His word do I hope.

My soul waits for the Lord

More than the watchmen for the morning;

Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, hope in the LORD;

For with the LORD there is lovingkindness,

And with Him is abundant redemption.

And He will redeem Israel

From all his iniquities.

Psalms 131:3

O Israel, hope in the LORD

From this time forth and forever.

Psalms 146:5

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous is gladness,

But the expectation of the wicked perishes.

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 23:18

Surely there is a future,

And your hope will not be cut off.

Proverbs 24:14

Know that wisdom is thus for your soul;

If you find it, then there will be a future,

And your hope will not be cut off.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 29:20

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Ecclesiastes 9:4

For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Romans 5:4-5

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 12:9-13

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 13:13

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

1 Thessalonians 2:19

For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

1 Timothy 4:10

For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

Hebrews 6:19

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

Hebrews 11:1

The Triumphs of Faith

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.