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91 Bible Verses about Trust in God and not in Idols
Their idols are made of silver and gold – they are man-made.
They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see,
ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell,
hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats.
Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.
Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)
They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress.
The Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. When he shows his anger the earth shakes. None of the nations can stand up to his fury.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
I am the Lord! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols.
The Lord says, “I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord.
Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you.”
How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,
What good is an idol? Why would a craftsman make it? What good is a metal image that gives misleading oracles? Why would its creator place his trust in it and make such mute, worthless things?
How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!
Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
For I am the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’
The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
I will certainly save you. You will not fall victim to violence. You will escape with your life because you trust in me. I, the Lord, affirm it!”’”
O Lord, I come before you in prayer.
The Lord always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.
For the sake of your reputation, O Lord, forgive my sin, because it is great.
The Lord shows his faithful followers the way they should live.
They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.
The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
I continually look to the Lord for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.
Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!
Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!
See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!
Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.
My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
for the Lord will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.
When you cry out for help, let your idols help you! The wind blows them all away, a breeze carries them away. But the one who looks to me for help will inherit the land and will have access to my holy mountain.”
The Egyptians are mere humans, not God; their horses are made of flesh, not spirit. The Lord will strike with his hand; the one who helps will stumble and the one being helped will fall. Together they will perish.
But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys his servant? Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light, should trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
Now we have such confidence in God through Christ.
Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,
Now I am sure that the Lord will deliver his chosen king; he will intervene for him from his holy heavenly temple, and display his mighty ability to deliver.
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God.
For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,
nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if they were a cloud, the guilt of your sins as if they were a cloud. Come back to me, for I protect you.”
Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love.
Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.
And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”
The Lord is good – indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.
For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: “If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, those who rely on war horses, and trust in Egypt’s many chariots and in their many, many horsemen. But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel and do not seek help from the Lord.
The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
I am the Lord, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.
The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.
In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
This is what the Lord, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the Lord who commands armies: “I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.
Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.
When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.
The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.
Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.
So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.
Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.
The Lord strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.
The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
“You shall have no other gods before me.
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.