Selah · Answered from Scripture
What does the Bible say about loneliness?
What Scripture says
Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.
Psalms 25:16
Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
Psalms 34:18
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5
God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
Psalms 68:6
Verses quoted from the World English Bible (public domain).
A reflection
The Bible recognizes the experience of loneliness and affliction, as seen in the psalmist's cry for mercy in Psalms 25:16 and God's promise to be near those with a broken heart in Psalms 34:18. Even in moments of solitude, like those expressed in Isaiah 49:21 and Ecclesiastes 4:8, believers are reminded that God will never leave them nor forsake them (Hebrews 13:5), and that He sets the lonely in families (Psalms 68:6). These passages collectively offer reassurance of God's presence amidst feelings of isolation.
This reflection was written by AI from the verses above. The verses are quoted verbatim; the AI never writes Scripture.
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