Bible verses about trust
If you want a verse about trusting God, start with Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 37:5 or Psalm 62:8. Each one asks you to hand something over: your plans, your worries, your whole self. All eleven are below in full.
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1.Proverbs 3:5-6
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.
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
The most quoted trust verse in the Bible. It sets leaning on your own understanding next to trusting God with everything.
2.Psalm 37:5
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
In the World English Bible
Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
David wrote this while watching people who seemed to be getting away with wrong. It tells you to hand your plans to the Lord.
3.Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
In the World English Bible
Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Said to a crowd, not just one person. It invites trust at all times, and honest talking, because God is a refuge.
4.Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
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Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Some trust in chariots and horses. This line picks a different source of confidence, and it's a good check on where yours sits.
5.Isaiah 12:2
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.
In the World English Bible
Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD, the LORD, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
Sung by someone who has decided not to be afraid. The reason given is who God is, not how things look.
6.Jeremiah 17:7-8
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 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.
In the World English Bible
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose confidence is in the LORD. For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
Picture a tree planted by water. It stays green in a dry year because of where its roots go.
7.Psalm 118:8-9
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
In the World English Bible
It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes.
Two lines on the safer bet. Taking refuge in God is set above putting hope in people, including powerful ones.
8.Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
In the World English Bible
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
Tucked into a hard prophecy, this verse stops to say the Lord is good and knows those who take refuge in him.
9.Psalm 9:10
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
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Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
People who know his name will trust him, and he doesn't abandon the ones who look for him. Trust grows with familiarity.
10.Psalm 143:8
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.
In the World English Bible
Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
A morning prayer. The writer asks to hear of God's love at dawn and for direction on the day ahead.
11.Psalm 125:1
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
In the World English Bible
Those who trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
Trusting God is compared to Mount Zion, a mountain that doesn't shift. It's a picture of steadiness.
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What is a good Bible verse about trust?
Proverbs 3:5-6 is a good place to start. The most quoted trust verse in the Bible. It sets leaning on your own understanding next to trusting God with everything.
How do you trust God when things are not going well?
The Psalms show it as something said out loud, often in the middle of hard times. Psalm 62:8 invites you to pour out your heart before God. Proverbs 3:5-6 pairs trust with admitting you don't see the whole picture.
Does trusting God mean doing nothing?
Not in these verses. Psalm 37:5 says to commit your way, which is an action. James 2:17 makes the same point about faith more generally: it shows up in what a person does.
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