In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, {and} strengthenedst me {with} strength in my soul.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Fear thou not; for I {am} with thee: be not dismayed; for I {am} thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle {you}.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and {there is} much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. {grieved: Heb. bitter}

Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. {welfare: Heb. peace}

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; {the children...: Heb. the sons of the transportation}

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

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

My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that {were} on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

O God, {thou art} terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel {is} he that giveth strength and power unto {his} people. Blessed {be} God.

And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. {welfare: Heb. peace}

And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded {man}.

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty {God} of Jacob; (from thence {is} the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who {is there}, that, {being} as I {am}, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. {And} Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. {words: or, matters}

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard {it}, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What {is} this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that {were} in the host. {armed men: or, ranks by five}

And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that {were} on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

Then ceased the work of the house of God which {is} at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.