Bible Verses About Strength (39 Verses)
This collection has 39 Bible verses about strength: 30 from the Old Testament and 9 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (14 verses), across 15 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about strength? Read 39 carefully selected Bible verses about strength, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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39 Bible Verses About Strength
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
"Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him."
"The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him."
"But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint."
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
"Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”"
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
"Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower."
"The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."
"He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me."
"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
"Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might."
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."
"Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”"
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
"Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness."
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
"Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come."
"Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come."
"Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing."
"The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."
"He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might."
"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."
"My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
"My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."
"For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall."
"For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall."
"Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong."
"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
"Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”"
"The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace."
"Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”"
"Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
"Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more."
"Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually."
"But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion."
"Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion."
"You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world."
"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."
"Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe."
"The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe."
"Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!"
"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong."
"Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh."
"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."
"The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones."
"A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones."
"Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him."
"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him."
"I love you, Yahweh, my strength."
"I will love thee, O LORD, my strength."
"From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
"From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
"Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace."
"The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace."
"the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?"
"It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect."
"Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”"
"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation."
"Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation."
"The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation."
"May He grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel."
"Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel."
“Be strong and courageous; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
"Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them."
"Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees."
"Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees."
"Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident."
"Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident."
"God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn."
"God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early."
"For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,"
"For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,"
"that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;"
"That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;"
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
The word strength appears 242 times in the King James Version. See where strength appears, book by book
Frequently Asked Questions About Strength
This collection has 39 Bible verses about strength: 30 from the Old Testament and 9 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (14 verses), across 15 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about strength? Read 39 carefully selected Bible verses about strength, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Philippians 4:13: "I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." Exodus 15:2: "Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him." Isaiah 40:31: "But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint." Full collection: 39 verses on this page (77% Old Testament, 23% New Testament).
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