Bible verses for birth encouragement and comfort

Scripture is the ultimate encouragement. Reflecting on scripture that encourages you and comforts you is a wonderful way to bring your faith into your birth. Trust in the Lord. Jesus is always with you.
 
All scripture is taken from the American Standard Version.
 
Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that Jehovah thy God, he is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations,
 
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
 
Deuteronomy 31:8
And Jehovah, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
 
Joshua 1:9
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
 
1 Samuel 1:27
For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
 
The joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10)
 
Psalm 18:2
Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
 
Psalm 19:1
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament showeth his handiwork.
 
Psalm 23:2
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside still waters.
 
Psalm 28:7
Jehovah is my strength and my shield;
My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped:
Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;
And with my song will I praise him.
 
Psalm 29:11
Jehovah will give strength unto his people;
Jehovah will bless his people with peace.
 
Psalm 46:1-5
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change,
And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. Selah
There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved:
God will help her, and that right early.
 
Psalm 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God:
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
 
Psalm 54:4
Behold, God is my helper:
The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.
 
Psalm 56:3
What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
 
Psalm 61:2
From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
 
Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, ye people;
Pour out your heart before him:
God is a refuge for us. Selah
 
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
 
Psalm 105:1-8
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name;
Make known among the peoples his doings.
Sing unto him, sing praises unto him;
Talk ye of all his marvellous works.
Glory ye in his holy name:
Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
Seek ye Jehovah and his strength;
Seek his face evermore.
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,
His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
O ye seed of Abraham his servant,
Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
He is Jehovah our God:
His judgments are in all the earth.
He hath remembered his covenant for ever,
The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
 
Psalm 118:24
This is the day which Jehovah hath made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
 
God’s hands have made you and fashioned you (Psalm 119:73)
 
Psalm 121:1-2
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:
From whence shall my help come?
My help cometh from Jehovah,
Who made heaven and earth.
 
Psalm 127:3
Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah;
And the fruit of the womb is his reward.
 
Psalm 139:13-14
For thou didst form my inward parts:
Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.
I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Wonderful are thy works;
And that my soul knoweth right well.
 
Psalm 147:1
Praise ye Jehovah;
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
 
Isaiah 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.
 
Isaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.
 
Isaiah 40:28-29
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
 
Isaiah 41:10
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.
 
Isaiah 43:1-2
But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Blessed is the man who trusts in God (Jeremiah 17:7)
 
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
 
Lamentations 3:21-24
This I recall to my mind; therefore have I hope. It is of Jehovah’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
 
I am with you always (Matthew 28:20)
 
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
 
John 16:21
 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.
 
Romans 8:28
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
 
Romans 8:37
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
 
2 Corinthians 2:14
But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.
 
2 Corinthians 10:5
casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;
 
2 Corinthians 12:9
And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
 
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
 
Philippians 4:6-7
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
 
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
 
Colossians 1:17
and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
 
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.
 
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.
 
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.
 
James 5:13
Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.
 
Hebrews 6:19
which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
 
1 Peter 5:7
casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.
 
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear (1 John 4:18)
 
1 John 5:14
And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:
 
 
 
 
 
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