39 Bible Verses about Trusting God

The following Bible verses about trusting God remind us that God’s character is the foundation of our faith in Him. Trust is the foundation for any relationship. When someone is truthful, we trust what they say. When someone is reliable, we trust them to finish what they start. When someone is strong, we trust them to protect us. Character and integrity are the basic building blocks of trust.

Several years ago I visited a friend of mine in Northern India. He was serving as a medical missionary and had partnered with a local church that was taking the gospel to rural villages in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains.

For a week, we camped by a river, taking day trips up the mountain to administer simple medicines and encourage new believers in their faith.

I was struck by the slow pace of the days we spent camped by the river’s edge. We were fortunate to accomplish one thing each day. Compared to the frenzied activity of my work back home, we seemed to accomplish very little.

By the end of the week my opinion had changed. Reflecting on our time together I realized we had strengthened our bond of Christian fellowship with brothers from another country, baptized new believers in the faith, trained leaders in Christian discipleship, and encouraged the church through prayer and the preaching of God’s word.

With this new perspective, it seemed that my normal state of flurried activity was accomplishing very little.

American culture preaches the of virtues of independence and self-determination. We are told that through hard work, we can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and make something of ourselves.

The Bible teaches us to depend on God, trusting the Father for our provision as we seek his kingdom (Matthew 6:31-33). We depend on Jesus for our salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9), and the Holy Spirit for spiritual renewal (Titus 3:4-7). God does the heavy lifting. Our work is to serve as witnesses to his grace and mercy.

God desires to have a relationship with us, built on trust. He demonstrates His trustworthiness through His character and His faithfulness. There are many things in this world that try to persuade us to trust anything other than God, but God keeps calling us back to Himself. He calls us to place our trust in Him, and promises to give us what we need to flourish in our relationships.

By meditating on the following Bible verses about trusting God, we can grow our faith and dependence on God.

Scriptures to Help Us Trust in God

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalm 40:4

Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!

Psalm 118:8

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

Psalm 146:3

Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

Proverbs 11:28

Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Proverbs 28:26

Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

Isaiah 2:22

Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?

Jeremiah 17:5

Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord.”

Trust God with Your Future

Psalm 37:3-5

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 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.

Psalm 143:8

Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.

Proverbs 16:3

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Jeremiah 29:11

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.

Trust God when You are Afraid

Joshua 1:9

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.

Psalm 56:3-4

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

Psalm 112:7

He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

Isaiah 41:10

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

John 14:1

Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

Hebrews 13:6

So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

Trust God for Protection

Psalm 31:14-15

But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!

Psalm 91:1-6

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

Trust in God’s Faithfulness

Psalm 9:10

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

Isaiah 26:3-4

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

Mark 11:24

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Romans 4:20-21

No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.

Trust God for Peace and Blessing

Isaiah 26:3

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.

Psalm 28:7

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 28:25

A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Romans 15:13

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.

Philippians 4:6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Trust God for Salvation

Psalm 13:5

But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

Psalm 62:7

On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.

Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.

Romans 10:9

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

A Prayer to Trust in God

Lord, I adore You for Your unfathomable wisdom and unfailing guidance. I confess that too often I rely on my own understanding rather than turning to You. Thank You for Your infinite patience and Your promise to guide me. Help me trust You with all my heart and submit to You in all my ways. May I seek Your wisdom above all, trusting that You will lead me in righteousness. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Christian Quotes about Trusting God

I desire to press forward for direction to my Master in all things; but as to trusting to my own obedience and righteousness, I should be worse than a fool and ten times worse than a madman. - Charles Spurgeon

My trust in God flows out of the experience of his loving me, day in and day out, whether the day is stormy or fair, whether I'm sick or in good health, whether I'm in a state of grace or disgrace. He comes to me where I live and loves me as I am. - Brennan Manning

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. - Abraham Lincoln

God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed. - Max Lucado

My child, I am the Lord Who gives strength in the day of trouble. Come to Me when all is not well with you. Your tardiness in turning to prayer is the greatest obstacle to heavenly consolation, for before you pray earnestly to Me you first seek many comforts and take pleasure in outward things. Thus, all things are of little profit to you until you realize that I am the one Who saves those who trust in Me, and that outside of Me there is no worth-while help, or any useful counsel or lasting remedy. - Thomas a Kempis

A truly humble man is sensible of his natural distance from God; of his dependence on Him; of the insufficiency of his own power and wisdom; and that it is by God's power that he is upheld and provided for, and that he needs God's wisdom to lead and guide him, and His might to enable him to do what he ought to do for Him. - Johnathan Edwards