'Strength' in the Bible

“What strength do I have left, that I should wait [and hope]?And what is ahead of me, that I should be patient and endure?

“Is my strength and endurance that of stones,Or is my flesh made of bronze?

“God is wise in heart and mighty in strength;Who has [ever] defied or challenged Him and remained unharmed?

“If it is a matter of strength and power, behold, He is mighty!And if of justice, who can summon and challenge Him?

“But now God has exhausted me.You [O Lord] have destroyed all my family and my household.

“I have sewed sackcloth over my skin [as a sign of mourning]And have defiled my horn (symbol of strength) in the dust.

“The vigorous stride will be shortened,And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.

“The strength [of the wicked] is famished and weakened,And disaster is ready at his side [if he stops].

“His skin is devoured by disease;The firstborn of death [the worst of diseases] consumes his limbs.

“One dies in his full strength,Being wholly at ease and quiet and satisfied;

“What a help you are to the weak (powerless)!How you have saved the arm that is without strength!

‘My glory and honor are fresh in me [being constantly renewed],And my bow gains [ever] new strength in my hand.’

“Indeed, how could the strength of their hands profit me?Vigor had perished from them.

“Will your wealth [be sufficient to] keep you from [the confinement of] distress,Or will all the force of your strength do it?

“Will you trust him because his strength is greatAnd leave your labor to him?

“He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength;He goes out to meet the weapons [of armed men].

“See now, his strength is in his loinsAnd his power is in the muscles and sinews of his belly.

“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,Nor his mighty strength, nor his orderly frame.

“In Leviathan’s neck resides strength,And dismay and terror dance before him.