Bible Verses About Strength
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
What to draw from
Bible verses about strength from the Psalms, the prophets and the letters of the New Testament. Many of them are prayers and songs written in hard times, and many speak of God as the source of strength. Draw a verse at random or browse the full list.
Reading a verse in context
Some of the best-known verses about strength stand in the middle of a longer thought. Philippians 4:13, for example, follows Paul’s words about having plenty and being in need, and Isaiah 40:31 closes a chapter about the greatness of God. The context view shows the verses before and after, so you can read the sentence as a whole. For a card or a note, the length filter helps you find verses that fit on one or two lines.
All 52 verses
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I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
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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.
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Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
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Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
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But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
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Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
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He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
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The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
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The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
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Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.
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For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
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Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
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That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
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The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
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Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
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Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
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Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
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And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
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The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
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But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
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The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
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Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
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Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
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It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear. He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
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David also said to Solomon his son, Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
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Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees. Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
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But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.
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I love You, O LORD, my strength.
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So he said to me, This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
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The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
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Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
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But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
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Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
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O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
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Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.
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We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
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Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
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You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
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To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
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Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
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My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
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O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
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You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.