'Strength' in the Bible

Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have established strength on account of your adversaries, in order to silence the enemy and vengeful foe.

He said: "I love you, Lord, my strength.

the God who clothes me with strength, and who makes my way upright;

You clothed me with strength for war; you will subdue under me those who rise up against me.

Now I know that the LORD has delivered his anointed; he has answered him from his sanctuary with the strength of his right hand of deliverance.

The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How greatly he rejoices in your deliverance.

My strength is dried up like broken pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth, and you have brought me down to the dust of death.

But as for you, LORD, do not be far away from me; My Strength, come quickly to help me.

The LORD is my light and my salvation whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I received help. My heart rejoices, and I give thanks to him with my song.

The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a refuge of deliverance for his anointed.

Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings; ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. A Davidic Psalm for the dedication of the Temple.

Rescue me from the net that they concealed to trap me; for you are my strength.

My life is consumed by sorrow, my years with groaning. My strength has faltered because of my iniquity; my bones have been consumed.

For your hand was heavy upon me day and night; my strength was exhausted as in a summer drought. Interlude

A king is not saved by a large army; a mighty soldier is not delivered by his great strength.

It is vain to trust in a horse for deliverance, even with its great strength, it cannot deliver.

But deliverance for the righteous one comes from the LORD; he is their strength in times of distress.

My heart pounds, my strength fails me, even the gleam in my eye is gone.

It was not with their sword that they inherited the land, nor did their own arm deliver them. But it was by your power, your strength, and by the light of your face; because you were pleased with them.

God is our refuge and strength, a great help in times of distress.

Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home.

"Look, here is a young man who refused to make God his strength; instead, he trusted in his great wealth and made his wickedness his strength.

My Strength, I will watch for you, for God is my fortress.

My Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Lily of The Covenant," for teaching about his battle with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, when Joab returned and attacked 12,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley.

For you have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength before the enemy.

For you have been my strength, and in the shadow of your wings I will shout for joy.

The One who established the mountains by his strength is clothed with omnipotence.

Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you."

You are awesome, God, from your sanctuaries. The God of Israel is the one who gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God! To the Director: To the tune of "The Lilies". Davidic.

Don't throw me away when I am old; do not abandon me when my strength fails.

My body and mind may fail, but God is my strength and my portion forever.

I will say to the proud, "Don't brag," and to the wicked, "Don't vaunt your strength.

Don't use your strength to fight heaven or speak from stubborn arrogance."

I will cut down the strength of the wicked, but the strength of the righteous will be lifted up. To the Director: With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

Let the cries of the prisoners reach you. With the strength of your power, release those condemned to death.

Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Raise a shout to the God of Jacob.

How happy are those whose strength is in you, whose heart is on your path.

They will walk from strength to strength; each will appear before God in Zion.

Return to me and have mercy on me; clothe your servant with your strength and deliver the son of your maid servant.

I am considered as one of those descending into the Pit, like a mighty man without strength,

You've grown my strength like the horn of a wild ox; I was anointed with fresh oil.

The LORD reigns! He is clothed in majesty; the LORD is clothed, and he is girded with strength. Indeed, the world is well established, and cannot be shaken.

Ascribe to the LORD, you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!

He has weakened my strength along the way. He has cut short my days.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face continually.

I will find strength in God, for he will trample on our foes. To the Director. A Davidic psalm.

The LORD is my strength and protector, for he has become my deliverer.

Arise, LORD, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength.

He takes no delight in the strength of a horse, and gains no pleasure in the runner's swiftness.

He has raised up a source of strength for his people, an object of praise for all of his holy ones, that is, for the people of Israel who are near him. Hallelujah!