100 Bible Verses About Dependence on God

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

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

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.

Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth–lehem–judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth–lehem–judah, but I am now going to the house of the Lord; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

And the man departed out of the city from Beth–lehem–judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

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

Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

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

My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?

And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

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

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

Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord,

He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.

O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.

And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south.

And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.