40 Healing Scriptures to Pray and Declare Over your Life

There are many healing Scriptures in God’s Word that we can pray and declare over ourselves. Just because we live in a fallen world and our bodies are “constantly wasting away” (2 Corinthians 4:16) does not mean that we cannot pray and declare healing over ourselves from sickness, disease, and chronic pain.

Prayer is a spiritual balm that inwardly renews and heals our souls. When we call out to the Lord in prayer for physical, emotional, and physical healing, we can experience the powerful presence of God in our lives.

Here are 40 healing scriptures that we can use to pray for healing for ourselves and for our loved ones.

40 Healing Scriptures for Encouragement and Strength

Jeremiah 30:17 – ‘But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord…

Psalm 147:3 – He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Psalm 107:20 – He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.

Exodus 15:26 –  He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”

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

James 5:15 – And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.

2 Kings 20:5 – “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord.

Luke 8:50 – Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

1 Peter 2:24 – “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

Psalm 6:2 – Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.

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

Matthew 11:28 – Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 8:17 – “He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.”

2 Chronicles 7:14 –  …if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Jeremiah 17:14 – Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.

Isaiah 41:10 – 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.

Job 5:18 – For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

Proverbs 4:20-22 – My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.

Hebrews 12:12-13 – Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

Psalm 41:3 – The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.

Psalm 30:2 – LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.

Acts 10:37-38 – You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

3 John 1:2 – Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

Proverbs 17:22 – A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Malachi 4:2a –  But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. 

James 5:16 – Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Deuteronomy 32:39 – See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand.

Matthew 4:23 – Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Mark 5:34 – He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

Matthew 8:13 – Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment.

Mark 1:34a – and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. 

1 Corinthians 12:8-10 – To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.

Luke 9:11 – …but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.

Proverbs 16:24 – Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Luke 6:19 – …and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

Luke 13:12 – When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.”

John 5:6 – When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

Matthew 14:14 – When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

Acts 4:30 – Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

Why Pray and Declare Healing Over our Lives?

If we know that our bodies will eventually end up in the grave, and that we will one day shed the perishable cloak of our current bodies and be clothed in our imperishable bodies when we see Jesus face-to-face, why pray for healing now on Earth?

Because we serve a great God.

Jesus said that he came so that we may have an abundant life (John 10:10). The gospels record dozens of miracles performed by Jesus, and the gospel of John states that there were many other miracles Jesus performed that were not recorded in Scripture (John 20:30).

When Jesus performed a miracle of healing, it was to give glory to God the Father, and to demonstrate his deity as the son of God. God cares not only about our spiritual, emotional, and mental health, what are physical health as well. He knows how many hairs are on his head (Luke 12:7). He leaves the 99 sheep to go after the lost one (Matthew 18:12).  

That is how much he cares for you and me!

If he did not care about our physical health, then James would not have been inspired by the Holy Spirit to write this in James 5:14-16:

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.  And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

What Does it Mean to “Declare Scripture?”

The word declare simply means to say something. A declaration is usually spoken aloud. It means to proclaim, announce, state, or communicate (source). So when we pray and declare God’s Word over our lives, we are proclaiming God’s truth. We need to continually hear God’s truth when the situations in our lives tempt us to doubt the goodness and truth of God. So declare God’s truth today by reading His Word aloud, and allow the truth of those words to speak life and healing to your soul.

A Prayer for Healing

I hope you are encouraged by the prayer in this video.  God’s Word not only heals our body, but soothes are soul from the hurt and pain of this world. 

Hold fast to God’s promises and trust and believe that God cares for you! 

Praying and Declaring Healing, even when it “Doesn’t Work”

When I was in the eighth grade, my dad was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, which resulted in chronic liver disease. Our church family earnestly and faithfully prayed for my dad’s healing. But he passed away a year later. What happened? Did God not heal my dad? What about the countless people who pray for healing every day but are not healed? Did we not have enough faith?

I truly truly believe my dad received the greatest healing when he went home to be with the Lord. His perishable body was made imperishable. He no longer had to suffer in his earthly body, but is now rejoicing in the indescribable beauty and joy of Eternity.

 And God still gets the glory.

Jonathan Evans (son to pastor Tony Evans and brother to Priscilla Shirer) spoke powerfully at his mother, the late Lois Evans’ memorial service when she went home to be with the Lord after battling a rare cancer (source).

Their church prayed diligently for Lois’s healing. Jonathan Evans powerfully reflected on the fact that just because God doesn’t always answer our prayers in the way we want, does NOT mean that God did not answer our prayers. He reflected by saying, “Either she was going to be healed or she was going to be healed. Either she was going to live or she was going to live,” he said.

Isn’t that the truth? Either we are going to be healed on this side of glory, or on the other–either way, God gets the glory, and our lives can be a testament to his power, grace, and greater purpose. Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 prayed again and again for God to remove “a thorn in the flesh” from his life.  A thorn of affliction that burdened this powerful missionary.

Though we do not know for sure, many theologians think that the thorn in his flesh could have been a physical condition (source).

In the midst of our suffering and waiting on God for our healing, remember that God’s grace is sufficient. He will carry you and sustain you through your situation, and his grace, love, and power can restore your heart, mind, body and soul.

Types of Scriptures on Healing to Pray

Here are nine scriptures that you can use to pray and declare for healing in your life. Whether you receive your healing on this side of glory or on the other side of Eternity, trust that God loves you, he is for you, and his grace is enough to fill you with a joy-filled, abundant life.

Pray these verses over your life and declare them over your situation, and give God the glory in your life each day!

Healing and Salvation

Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.

Jeremiah 17:14

Healing and the Church

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.

Jeremiah 17:14

Healing from Sin

You restored me to health and let me live. Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back.

Isaiah 38:16-17

Healing and Comfort

“I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners, creating praise on their lips. Peace, peace, to those far and near, says the LORD. And I will heal them.”

Isaiah 57:18-19

Healing and Praise

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

Psalms 107:19-21

Healing and Help

LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.

Psalms 30:2

Healing and Health

Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

3 John 1:2

Healing from Jesus

And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed.

Mark 6:56

Healing through the Cross

But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed.

Isaiah 53:4-6

Praying for Healing (Free Printable)

Use these Scriptures to pray and declare healing over your life, your body, and over your situations. You can download the free printable of these healing Scriptures by clicking on the link HERE.

Hold closely to our God in prayer, and may you be blessed and encouraged by our wonderful Savior!

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