Bible Verses About Trusting God

Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 01/25/2024
Bible Verses About Trusting God

What does the Bible say about Trusting God?

Everyday challenges can test our trust in God. Fear and anxiety can rob us of faith. The future may seem uncertain right now, and worry keeps occupying too much room in your heart and mind, but remember this: God is already in all of our tomorrows. 

The Bible assures us that He knows our way and He has a plan. And we can trust God's way is the best way for us. We've collected some of our favorite Bible verses about trusting God that will reassure your faith and bring a new spring of hope.

Top Bible Verses about Trusting God

Trusting in God can be a challenging concept, especially during times of uncertainty or difficulty. However, many Bible verses offer encouragement and guidance for those seeking to deepen their faith and trust in God. Here are a few of the best scriptures:

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the Lord

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

Psalm 37:4-6: Commit Your Way to the Lord

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

Romans 8:28: All Things Work Together For Good

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Psalm 9:10: You Have Not Forsaken

And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Psalm 28:7: The Lord is My Strength

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

Proverbs 3:6: Acknowledge Him

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Joshua 1:9: Be Strong and Courageous

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Romans 15:13: Joy and Peace in Believing

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Jeremiah 29:11: I Know The Plans For You

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Psalm 46:10: Be Still and Know

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

A Prayer for Trusting God

Lord, I thank You that You are the God of the impossible. You can do anything. I want to trust in Your ability and not my own. Teach me to see difficulties in my life from Your perspective. Help me to focus on You and Your power. I want to be like Joshua and Caleb, who believed in a good report and focused on You even in hard circumstances (Numbers 14:7-9). My responsibility is to carefully read, trust, and obey Your Word. Today I bring before You this difficulty in my life (Name a hard situation you are right now facing). Help me not to fear but to trust You in this situation. I declare my faith in Your ability to fulfill Your promises to me. You will fight for me and win the battles in my life. You are mighty, powerful, righteous, and true. In Jesus' name. Amen. Read more: Prayers for Trusting God

Find more Bible verses about trusting God in our collection of scriptures below! Explore the full chapters of verses that inspire you to read more.

Isaiah 12:6 - Joy
2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense ; he has become my salvation.”
Your Daily Verse - Isaiah 26:3
3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Your Daily Verse - Isaiah 26:3
4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 41:10
10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
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.
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 14:27 NIV
1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
Strong and Courageous - Joshua 1:9
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Philippians 4:13 - I Can Do All Things
19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 29:11
25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.
Psalm 9:2 - O Most Hight
10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 20:6-7
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Psalm 28:7
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 32:8 - The Way You Should Go
10 Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him.
Psalm 37:5
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
Psalm 46:10  - Be Still and Know
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
The God of the UNIVERSE is on your side, who can stand against you? - Psalm 118:6
8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans.
Psalm 143:8 - Your Unfailing Love
8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
Your Daily Verse - Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
May God fill ALL of you with joy on this wonderful day! - Romans 15:13
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 56:4
3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Psalm 91:1
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 112:7
6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever.
7 They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Your Daily Verse - 1 John 5:14
14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
Psalm 46:1 - Our Refuge and Strength
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
Proverbs 3:5
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Your Daily Verse - Jeremiah 17:7
7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Strong and Courageous - Joshua 1:9
5 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.
7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”