Bible Verses About Anchors

Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 01/10/2018
Bible Verses About Anchors

When you think of an anchor, you usually picture the heavy object that's tied to a ship that keeps it secure to the bottom of the sea. An anchor is something that provides a firm foundation and security. In Scripture, the term anchor is used metaphorically to represent God and faith - that which keeps us steadfast and gives us hope during the trials and storms of life. Hebrews 6 tells us that is it our hope that is the "anchor for our soul".

Here are our favorite Bible verses about anchors and our steadfast Lord that you can hold onto when you feel uncertainty and anxiety creep in. You can have full confidence that God has a future of hope for you!

Your Daily Verse - Isaiah 26:3
3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
16 So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.
Isaiah 33:2
6 He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.
Trust God
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Proverbs 23:25
18 There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
3 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
Psalm 25:9
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.
The Rock of Safety
2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalm 62:1
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
Psalm 112:1
7 They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God.
19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
Hebrews 6:19
18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
Cast Your Anxiety on Him - 1 Peter
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you.
Lamentations 3:22-23
21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.