30 Bible Verses About Strength From The Old Testament
Emphasizing God as our source of power, courage, and endurance:
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Exodus 15:2 – “The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
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Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
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Deuteronomy 31:7 – “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance.”
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Joshua 1:9 – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
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1 Chronicles 16:11 – “Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.”
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Psalm 18:1-2 – “I love you, Lord, my strength. The 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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Psalm 27:1 – “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?”
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Psalm 29:11 – “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.”
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Psalm 31:24 – “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”
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Psalm 46:1 – “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
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Psalm 71:16 – “I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.”
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Psalm 73:26 – “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
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Psalm 118:14 – “The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
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Psalm 144:1 – “Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.”
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Isaiah 12:2 – “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
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Isaiah 26:4 – “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.”
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Isaiah 40:29 – “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
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Isaiah 40:31 – “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
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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.”
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Isaiah 42:16 – “I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.”
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Isaiah 45:24-25 – “They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone are righteousness and strength.’”
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Jeremiah 16:19 – “Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, ‘Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good.’”
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Jeremiah 32:17 – “Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.”
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Habakkuk 3:19 – “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights.”
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Nehemiah 8:10 – “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
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2 Samuel 22:33 – “It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.”
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2 Samuel 22:40 – “You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.”
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Psalm 28:7 – “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”
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Psalm 34:17 – “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.”
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Psalm 62:7 – “My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.”
