'Strength' in the Bible

When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has just come to you," Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed.

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

But for this purpose I have caused you to stand: to show you my strength, and so that my name may be declared in all the earth.

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.

By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place.

Your strength will be used up in vain, your land will not give its yield, and the trees of the land will not produce their fruit.

God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull.

God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.

"O, Lord God, you have begun to show me your greatness and strength. (What god in heaven or earth can rival your works and mighty deeds?)

Or has God ever before tried to deliver a nation from the middle of another nation, accompanied by judgments, signs, wonders, war, strength, power, and other very terrifying things like the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

Recall that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there by strength and power. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.

the great judgments you saw, the signs and wonders, the strength and power by which he brought you out -- thus the Lord your God will do to all the people you fear.

I prayed to him: O, Lord God, do not destroy your people, your valued property that you have powerfully redeemed, whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength.

They are your people, your valued property, whom you brought out with great strength and power.

Bear in mind today that I am not speaking to your children who have not personally experienced the judgments of the Lord your God, which revealed his greatness, strength, and power.

Therefore the Lord brought us out of Egypt with tremendous strength and power, as well as with great awe-inspiring signs and wonders.

The bars of your gates will be made of iron and bronze, and may you have lifelong strength.

Joshua said to the family of Joseph -- to both Ephraim and Manasseh: "You have many people and great military strength. You will not have just one tribal allotment.

Then the Lord himself turned to him and said, "You have the strength. Deliver Israel from the power of the Midianites! Have I not sent you?"

The Lord said to Gideon, "You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. Israel might brag, 'Our own strength has delivered us.'

Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, "Come on, you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength." So Gideon killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.

So God split open the basin at Lehi and water flowed out from it. When he took a drink, his strength was restored and he revived. For this reason he named the spring En Hakkore. It remains in Lehi to this very day.

They hid in the bedroom and then she said to him, "The Philistines are here, Samson!" He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. The secret of his strength was not discovered.

Finally he told her his secret. He said to her, "My hair has never been cut, for I have been dedicated to God from the time I was conceived. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men."

She made him go to sleep on her lap and then called a man in to shave off the seven braids of his hair. She made him vulnerable and his strength left him.

The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.

He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one's own strength that one prevails.

In fact, days are coming when I will remove your strength and the strength of your father's house. There will not be an old man in your house!

Now it's your turn to listen to your servant! Let me set before you a bit of bread so that you can eat. When you regain your strength, you can go on your way."

David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the Lord his God.

Now David, wearing a linen ephod, was dancing with all his strength before the Lord.

You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

Your claim to have a strategy and military strength is just empty talk. In whom are you trusting that you would dare to rebel against me?

"This is what Hezekiah says: 'This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.

Seek the Lord and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!

Majestic splendor emanates from him, he is the source of strength and joy.

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations, ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.

Now ascend, O Lord God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength! May your priests, O Lord God, experience your deliverance! May your loyal followers rejoice in the prosperity you give!

He prayed: "O Lord God of our ancestors, you are the God who lives in heaven and rules over all the kingdoms of the nations. You possess strength and power; no one can stand against you.

He has with him mere human strength, but the Lord our God is with us to help us and fight our battles!" The army was encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.

He has also conferred his favor on me before the king, his advisers, and all the influential leaders of the king. I gained strength as the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your mighty strength and by your powerful hand.

Then those in Judah said, "The strength of the laborers has failed! The debris is so great that we are unable to rebuild the wall."

He said to them, "Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

Is my strength like that of stones? or is my flesh made of bronze?

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength -- who has resisted him and remained safe?

If it is a matter of strength, most certainly he is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, he will say, 'Who will summon me?'

With him are strength and prudence; both the one who goes astray and the one who misleads are his.

"How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the person who has no strength!

Moreover, the strength of their hands -- what use was it to me? Men whose strength had perished;

You have become cruel to me; with the strength of your hand you attack me.

Will you rely on it because its strength is great? Will you commit your labor to it?

"Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane?

Look at its strength in its loins, and its power in the muscles of its belly.

Strength lodges in its neck, and despair runs before it.

For the music director; by the Lord's servant David, who sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said: "I love you, Lord, my source of strength!

The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.

You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

Rise up, O Lord, in strength! We will sing and praise your power!

My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.

But you, O Lord, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!

He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.

The Lord gives his people strength; the Lord grants his people security.

Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

With all my strength I will say, "O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them."

My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.

You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)

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.

For they did not conquer the land by their swords, and they did not prevail by their strength, but rather by your power, strength and good favor, for you were partial to them.

By your power we will drive back our enemies; by your strength we will trample down our foes!

You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.

As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.

You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.

You created the mountains by your power, and demonstrated your strength.

You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise!

Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.

You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water.

I said, "I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me." (Selah)

You are the God who does amazing things; you have revealed your strength among the nations.

You delivered your people by your strength -- the children of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)

we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the Lord's praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done.

He brought the east wind through the sky, and by his strength led forth the south wind.

Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!

For the music director; according to the gittith style; by Asaph. Shout for joy to God, our source of strength! Shout out to the God of Jacob!

Even Assyria has allied with them, lending its strength to the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

Turn toward me and have mercy on me! Give your servant your strength! Deliver your slave!

For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious.

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty, the Lord is robed, he wears strength around his waist. Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations, ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; he has cut short my days.

Seek the Lord and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!