59 Bible Verses on Strength

The Christian life can be marked by seasons of excruciating difficulty and hardships of many kinds. At the same time, Christians are called to humility and a daily denial of the self. We see a perfect example of humility in the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

So what does the Bible have to say about strength—a value that, when abused, can be so opposite of the humility and love to which Christians are called?

Let’s dive into the Scriptures and see what the Bible says about strength.

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What Does the Bible Say About Strength?

Old Testament

Exodus 15:2
The LORD is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

Exodus 15:13
You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

Deuteronomy 6:5
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.

Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.”

2 Samuel 22:33
This God is my strong refuge
and has made my way blameless.

2 Samuel 22:40
For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made those who rise against me sink under me.

[Check out Strength for the Journey: Day by Day With Jesus by Joseph Stowell for more on this topic.]

1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the LORD and his strength;
seek his presence continually!

1 Chronicles 29:12
Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.

Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, ‘Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.’

Psalm 18:1-2
I love you, O LORD, my strength.
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 18:31-34
For who is God, but the LORD?
And who is a rock, except our God?—
the God who equipped me with strength
and made my way blameless.
He made my feet like the feet of a deer
and set me secure on the heights.
He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Psalm 27:14
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?

Psalm 28:7-8
The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
The LORD is the strength of his people;
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

Psalm 29:11
May the LORD give strength to his people!
May the LORD bless his people with peace!

Psalm 46:1-3
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling.

Psalm 59:9
O my Strength, I will watch for you,
for you, O God, are my fortress.

Psalm 59:16
But I will sing of your strength;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me a fortress
and a refuge in the day of my distress.

Psalm 68:35
Awesome is God from his sanctuary;
the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!

Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalm 118:14
The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.

Psalm 119:28
My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word!

Psalm 138:3
On the day I called, you answered me;
my strength of soul you increased.

Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

Proverbs 31:25
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-13
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.

Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.

Isaiah 30:15
For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel,
‘In returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.’
But you were unwilling,

Isaiah 40:30-31
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 41:10
fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

[Check out All Who Are Weary by Sarah Hauser for more on this topic.]

Daniel 10:19
And he said, ‘O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.’ And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, ‘Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.’

Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good,
a stronghold in the day of trouble;
he knows those who take refuge in him.

Habakkuk 3:19
GOD, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my feet like the deer’s;
he makes me tread on my high places.

New Testament

Mark 12:30
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

1 Corinthians 1:18
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 16:13
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Ephesians 3:16
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

1 Timothy 1:12
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,

2 Timothy 1:7
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

1 Peter 4:11
whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.