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138 Bible verses to renew strength
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.
The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.
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!
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.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees,and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.And see to it that no one becomes an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.For you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.For you have not come to something that can be touched, to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwindand the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words such that those who heard begged to hear no more.keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
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.
My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.
I have concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they live,and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.
When I am afraid, I trust in you.In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
The bars of your gates will be made of iron and bronze, and may you have lifelong strength.
He said: “I love you, Lord, my source of strength!He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.From the brightness in front of him came hail and fiery coals.The Lord thundered in the sky; the sovereign One shouted.He shot his arrows and scattered them, many lightning bolts and routed them.The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by your battle cry, Lord, by the powerful breath from your nose.He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?My help comes from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth!
Now, this is what the Lord says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: “Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.You are my witnesses,” says the Lord, “my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe in me, and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and none will outlive me.I, I am the Lord, and there is no deliverer besides me.I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses,” says the Lord, “that I am God.From this day forward I am he; no one can deliver from my power; I will act, and who can prevent it?”This is what the Lord says, your protector, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs.I am the Lord, your Holy One, the one who created Israel, your king.”This is what the Lord says, the one who made a road through the sea, a pathway through the surging waters,the one who led chariots and horses to destruction, together with a mighty army. They fell down, never to rise again; they were extinguished, put out like a burning wick:“Don’t remember these earlier events; don’t recall these former events.“Look, I am about to do something new. Now it begins to happen! Do you not recognize it? Yes, I will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness.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.
And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
But you, O Lord, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!
Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.
The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.
I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me!May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!”I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!
Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the Lord.His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.
Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.”
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.’
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!
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully
Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing.
Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.
I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
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.”
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.
Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,and endurance, character, and character, hope.
For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
But as for you, be strong and don’t get discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.They are sustained as they travel along; each one appears before God in Zion.
You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
Lord, be merciful to us! We wait for you. Give us strength each morning! Deliver us when distress comes.
But the Lord delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers.The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.
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.
For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.
Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.
Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.
From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.
Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me!
Look, the sovereign Lord comes as a victorious warrior; his military power establishes his rule. Look, his reward is with him; his prize goes before him.Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.
So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.
And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
I have seen their behavior, but I will heal them and give them rest, and I will once again console those who mourn.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees,and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah, residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
For every one of God’s promises are “Yes” in him; therefore also through him the “Amen” is spoken, to the glory we give to God.
Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.
Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.
Tell those who panic, “Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”
Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.
And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.
Praise the Lord, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay.A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands.The Lord has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything.Praise the Lord, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!Praise the Lord, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders!Praise the Lord, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires!Praise the Lord, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the Lord, O my soul!He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.
And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,
O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.Each one will be handed over to the sword; their corpses will be eaten by jackals.But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.
And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.
The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah)
Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away – and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.
Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.
They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.and gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south.The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired.