Scriptures on Inner Strength

Episode notes

God knows that we can’t muscle through the trials of life on our own. With him by our side, we can endure and even conquer any trials life throws at us because he is the God who gives us inner strength. Listen to this episode of our Scripture Playlists for some internal strengthening!

References:

The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
Psalm 28:8 NIV

The pain never let up, for your hand of conviction was heavy on my heart. My strength was sapped, my inner life dried up like a spiritual drought within my soul.
Psalm 32:4 (TPT)

In the day when I called, You answered me; and You strengthened me with strength (might and inflexibility to temptation) in my inner self.
Psalm 138:3 (AMPC)

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our inner strength in the Lord is growing every day.
2 Corinthians 4:16 (TLB)

My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit-not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength-that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:14 (MSG)

May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],
Ephesians 3:16 (AMP)

I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].
Philippians 4:13 (AMPC)

If you will stir up this inner power, you will never be afraid to tell others about our Lord or to let them know that I am your friend even though I am here in jail for Christ’s sake. You will be ready to suffer with me for the Lord, for he will give you strength in suffering.
2 Timothy 1:8 (TLB)

Do not let all kinds of strange teachings lead you from the right way. It is good to receive inner strength from God’s grace, and not by obeying rules about foods; those who obey these rules have not been helped by them.
Hebrews 13:9 (GNT)

For all my wanting, I don’t have anyone but You in heaven. There is nothing on earth that I desire other than You. [26] I admit how broken I am in body and spirit, but God is my strength, and He will be mine forever.
Psalm 73:25-26 Voice

Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the LORD his God.
1 Samuel 30:6 AMP

But this precious treasure-this light and power that now shine within us-is held in a perishable container, that is, in our weak bodies. Everyone can see that the glorious power within must be from God and is not our own.
2 Corinthians 4:7 TLB

Do not yield to fear, for I am always near. Never turn your gaze from me, for I am your faithful God. I will infuse you with my strength and help you in every situation. I will hold you firmly with my victorious right hand.’
Isaiah 41:10 TPT

He gives strength to the faint and strengthens the powerless. [30] Youths may become faint and weary, and young men stumble and fall, [31] but those who trust in the LORD will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:29-31 CSB

“But those who trust in the LORD will be blessed. They know that the LORD will do what he says. [8] They will be strong like trees planted near a stream that send out roots to the water. They have nothing to fear when the days get hot. Their leaves are always green. They never worry, even in a year that has no rain. They always produce fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 ERV

Seek the Lord and His strength; yearn for and seek His face and to be in His presence continually!
1 Chronicles 16:11 AMPC

God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], A very present and well-proved help in trouble. [2] Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains be shaken and slip into the heart of the seas, [3] Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains tremble at its roaring.
Psalm 46:1-3 AMP

The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him- my father’s God, and I will exalt him!
Exodus 15:2 NLT

What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. [6] When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. [7] They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.
Psalm 84:5-7 NLT

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. [10] That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NLT