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Bible Verses About Trusting God

Trusting God sounds simple until life stops making sense. A plan falls apart, a prayer seems unanswered, or the future is suddenly unclear. The Bible’s answer is not a formula but a person who can be trusted. Proverbs tells us to trust in the LORD with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding. David, hunted and afraid, wrote, “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.” Jeremiah compares the person who trusts God to a tree planted by water, still green in a year of drought. Jesus pointed to the birds of the air and asked whether our heavenly Father would not care for us much more. These Bible verses about trusting God are for the waiting room, the sleepless night and the hard decision. Scroll through them, choose one to memorize, and remember that trusting God is not the absence of questions but the choice to bring them to him.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5 KJV

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:6 KJV

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

Psalm 56:3 KJV

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

Psalm 56:4 KJV

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Psalm 37:3 KJV

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Psalm 37:4 KJV

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Psalm 37:5 KJV

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Psalm 9:10 KJV

But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

Psalm 13:5 KJV

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Psalm 20:7 KJV

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Psalm 28:7 KJV

But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.

Psalm 31:14 KJV

My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

Psalm 31:15 KJV

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Psalm 32:10 KJV

Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Psalm 40:4 KJV

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

Psalm 52:8 KJV

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Psalm 62:8 KJV

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Psalm 91:2 KJV

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.

Psalm 112:7 KJV

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Psalm 118:8 KJV

They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

Psalm 125:1 KJV

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Psalm 143:8 KJV

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

Isaiah 12:2 KJV

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Isaiah 26:3 KJV

Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

Isaiah 26:4 KJV

Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

Isaiah 50:10 KJV

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

Jeremiah 17:7 KJV

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

Jeremiah 17:8 KJV

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Nahum 1:7 KJV

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Proverbs 16:3 KJV

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Proverbs 16:20 KJV

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

Proverbs 28:25 KJV

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Proverbs 29:25 KJV

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Proverbs 30:5 KJV

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

2 Samuel 22:31 KJV

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

Daniel 6:23 KJV

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:13 KJV

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

Romans 8:28 KJV

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Hebrews 13:5 KJV

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Hebrews 13:6 KJV

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

1 Peter 5:7 KJV

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 KJV

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Matthew 6:26 KJV

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Matthew 6:34 KJV

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

John 14:1 KJV

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

2 Corinthians 1:9 KJV

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

1 Timothy 4:10 KJV

O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Psalm 84:12 KJV

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Bible verse about trusting God?

Proverbs 3:5–6 is the best known: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Psalm 56:3 and Isaiah 26:3 are also favorites.

What does the Bible say about trusting God’s plan?

It teaches that God works all things together for good for those who love him (Romans 8:28), that he directs the paths of those who trust him (Proverbs 3:6), and that those who trust him are like a tree that does not wither in drought (Jeremiah 17:7–8).

How do I trust God when I am afraid?

David prayed, “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee” (Psalm 56:3). Trust often begins by telling God honestly what you fear and handing it to him, “casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1 Peter 5:7).

Why should we trust God?

Scripture points to his character: “every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him” (Proverbs 30:5). He has never forsaken those who seek him (Psalm 9:10) and promises never to leave us (Hebrews 13:5).

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