Topical Scripture
Bible Verses About Strength
Reflection
Strength in the Christian life is rarely about muscle or swagger. It is about depending on a God who is strong when we are not.
Scripture celebrates the weak who lean hard on the Lord. David found strength in God when he was emptied by grief. Isaiah promised renewed power to those who wait on the Lord—wings like eagles for the weary. Paul discovered that Christ’s power is made perfect in weakness, and so he could boast in the very places that once shamed him. True strength is Spirit-born courage to love, endure, forgive, and keep going.
If you feel depleted—by caregiving, by calling, by ordinary life—these verses are for you. They do not demand that you manufacture energy; they point you to the One who supplies it. Read them when your hands hang down. Let them lift your gaze. The same God who spoke galaxies into being delights to strengthen a single heart that trusts Him today.
Scripture
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Isaiah 40:29 BSBHe gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
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Isaiah 40:31 BSBBut 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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Philippians 4:13 BSBI can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
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Ephesians 6:10 BSBFinally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
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Psalms 28:7 BSBThe 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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Nehemiah 8:10 BSBThen 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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2 Corinthians 12:9 BSBBut 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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Psalms 46:1 BSBFor the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
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Exodus 15:2 BSBThe 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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Joshua 1:9 BSBHave 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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Psalms 18:1 BSBFor the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
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Psalms 18:2 BSBThe LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
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Deuteronomy 31:6 BSBBe 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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Habakkuk 3:19 BSBGOD 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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Psalms 27:1 BSBOf David. 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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Psalms 31:24 BSBBe strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
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Psalms 73:26 BSBMy flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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Isaiah 12:2 BSBSurely 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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Isaiah 41:10 BSBDo 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 righteous right hand.
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Romans 8:31 BSBWhat then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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2 Corinthians 12:10 BSBThat 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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Colossians 1:11 BSBbeing strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
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1 Chronicles 16:11 BSBSeek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
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Psalms 18:32 BSBIt is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
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Psalms 138:3 BSBOn the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
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Proverbs 24:10 BSBIf you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
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Isaiah 35:3 BSBStrengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
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Isaiah 35:4 BSBSay 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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1 Corinthians 16:13 BSBBe on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
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2 Thessalonians 2:17 BSBencourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
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1 Peter 4:11 BSBIf anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
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1 Peter 5:10 BSBAnd 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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Hebrews 12:12 BSBTherefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
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Hebrews 12:13 BSBMake straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
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Psalms 59:16 BSBBut I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.