Bible Verses for Healing

The one to start with.

Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise. Jeremiah 17:14

He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3

Lord, I ask for healing. Heal me, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved. Heal what is broken in my body and in my heart. I trust You with the outcome, and I ask for Your presence in the waiting. In Jesus’ name, amen.

For someone who is ill.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24

But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

Father, I’m praying for someone who is sick. By Your wounds we are healed. Touch them, and restore them. Let Your Word be a comfort as they wait. Give their family peace. In Jesus’ name, amen.

For the body that’s tired and sore.

Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness. Psalm 41:3

My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body. Proverbs 4:20-22

Lord, heal my body. Restore my health, and heal my wounds. Let my body be strong again. Give me patience with the process, and wisdom for what I need to do. In Jesus’ name, amen.

For the wounds you can’t see.

He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3

The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Psalm 34:18

Father, heal my heart. You bind up the brokenhearted. Mend what hurts that no one else can see. Give me beauty for ashes, and joy for mourning. Take my pain, and make me whole. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Healing and faith, held loosely and held tightly.

He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.” Mark 5:34

Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Yahweh, heal me, for my bones are troubled. Psalm 6:2

Lord, I believe You can heal. And if You don’t heal the way I ask, I’ll still trust You. Your grace is enough for me. Give me faith that holds on in both. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Start the day with hope for healing.

Lord, thank You for this morning. Heal me a little more today. Give me patience and hope. Let me notice every sign of progress. In Jesus’ name, amen.