The following verses are reminders that the Lord is a healer and deliverer. While it is true that there are sufferings in this world, it also remains true that God delivers his people from destruction and only permits sufferings and evils that something greater may come from them.
The verses below are presented in the form of a Scriptural Rosary.
They are not keyed to any of the mysteries per se but can be used on any day when one might wish to pray the rosary and meditate on the deliverance of our God and the love of our lady and Lord for us; one verse per bead.
Pray with our Lady and allow her to remind you of God’s love even in difficult moments.
Mystery 1:
1. For I am the LORD who heals you. (Exodus 15:26)
2. And I will take away sickness from among you. (Ex 23:25)
3. When the just cry out, the LORD hears them, and from all their distress he rescues them. (Ps 34:17)
4. He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion, (Psalm 103:3-4)
5. He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from destruction. (Ps 107:20)
6. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. (PS 118:17)
7. May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise. (Psalm 119:41)
8. And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts. (Psalm 119:45)
9. This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life. (Ps 119:50)
10. I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort. (Ps 119:52)
Mystery 2:
1. You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word. (Psalm 119:65)
2. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. (Psalm 34:18)
3. I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me. (Psalm 119:93)
4. On the day I called, you answered, you increased the strength of my soul. (Ps 138:3)
5. Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble I wait for Your salvation, O LORD (Ps 119:165-166)
6. Though I walk in the midst of affliction you give me life and frustrate my foes. (Ps.138:7)
7. You stretch out your hand and save me, your hand will do all things for me. (138:8)
8. I thank you, Lord, with all my heart, you have heard the words of my mouth. (Ps. 138:1)
9. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. (Is 53:5)
10. Your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. (Is 58:8)
Mystery 3:
1. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. (Is 58:8)
2. Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ (Is 58:9)
3. your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday. The LORD will always guide you; (Is 58:10-11)
4. He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. (Is 58:11)
5. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. (Is 58:11)
6. Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling. (Is 58:12)
7. if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. (Is 58:13-14)
8. For I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD (Jer 30:17)
9. I will bring to you health and healing, and I will heal your people and reveal to you the abundance of peace and truth. (Jer 33:6)
10. But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings (Mal 4:2)
Mystery 4:
1. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me. (Ps 50:15)
2. In You our fathers trusted; they trusted, and You delivered them. They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed. (Psalm 22:4-5)
3. For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him but has attended to his cry for help. (Psalm 22:24)
4. But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint. (Is 40:31)
5. When he calls, I shall answer: “I am with you,” I will save him in distress and give him glory. With length of life I will content him; I shall let him see my saving power. (Ps 91:16-17)
6. My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. (Is 55:11)
7. You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows. Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways. When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly (Job 22:27-29)
8. For I the Lord have declared to the oceans: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’ (Job 38:11)
9. The Lord has calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. (Ps 107:29)
10. He rebuked the storm … the waves of the sea were hushed. (Ps 107:29)
Mystery 5:
1. In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, (Is 30:15)
2. And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very moment. (Mat 8:7-8, 13)
3. When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases (Mat 8:16-17)
4. Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction. (Mk 5:34)
5. I was hard-pressed and was falling, but the Lord came to help me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he is my savior. (Ps 120:8)
6. To the Lord in the hour of my distress I call, and he answers me. (Ps 120:1)
7. It is he who will free you from the snare of the fowler who seeks to destroy you; he will conceal you with his pinions and under his wings you will find refuge. (Ps 91:3-4)
8. For you has he commanded his angels, to keep you in all your ways. They shall bear you upon their hands lest you strike your foot against a stone. (Ps 91:12-13)
9. The Lord is at my side as my helper: I shall look down on my foes. (Ps 120:3)
10. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. (Eph 6:10-11)
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This post was originally published on Community in Mission and is reprinted here with permission.
