Strength Verses
God promises to renew your strength. These verses remind you that His power works in your weakness.
His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction {shall be} ready at his side.
It shall devour the strength of his skin: {even} the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. {strength: Heb. bars}
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
What {is} the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. {his...: Heb. his very, or, the strength of, his perfection}
{Is it} any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or {is it} gain {to him}, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
But {as for} the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. {mighty...: Heb. man of arm} {honourable...: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance}
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? {for: or, to}
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. {defence: or, gold} {plenty...: Heb. silver of strength}
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.