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And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Genesis 15:6 KJV

Trust Across Scripture

Trust is one of the Bible's central ideas, and the writers rarely treat it as a feeling. It usually appears as a choice made under pressure. Abraham believed a promise he could not yet see, David faced Goliath relying on God's name, and Daniel's friends told a king they would trust God whether or not he rescued them. In each case, the trust is tested by real danger.

Different Ways the Bible Describes It

The Psalms use pictures of rock, shield and fortress to describe what trusting God feels like when life is unsteady. Proverbs gives short instructions, such as trusting God rather than leaning only on one's own understanding. The prophets add that trust in human power or wealth eventually fails. In the Gospels, Jesus calls people of little faith to look at birds and flowers, and the letters of Paul and Hebrews describe faith as confidence in promises not yet fulfilled.

The Bible also allows honest struggle. The father who prayed, I believe, help my unbelief, is not turned away, and Peter, who began to sink, is caught by Jesus. Those verses show that trust can be imperfect and still be welcome.

Trust also has an object. The Bible rarely says to trust yourself or your circumstances; it points to God's character, shown in what he has already done. That is why so many trust verses recall rescues from the past.

Ways to Use These Verses

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Compare how different writers describe trust before you memorize one.
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Verses in This Collection

Genesis 15:6 – And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Abraham, still childless, believes God's promise of descendants, and God counts that trust as righteousness, a verse Paul later cites.
Genesis 22:7-8 – And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Walking to the altar, Isaac asks where the lamb is, and Abraham answers that God will provide it.
Exodus 14:31 – And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD , and believed the LORD , and his servant Moses.
After seeing the Red Sea close on the Egyptian army, Israel feared the LORD and believed him and his servant Moses.
Numbers 23:19 – God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
The prophet Balaam says God is not human, so he does not lie or change his mind and will do what he promises.
Deuteronomy 31:6 – Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Moses encourages Israel before he dies, saying that God goes with them and will not fail or abandon them.
Deuteronomy 31:8 – And the LORD , he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Moses tells Joshua publicly that the LORD himself goes ahead of him, so he need not be afraid.
Joshua 1:9 – Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
God commands Joshua, the new leader, to be strong and courageous because he will be with him wherever he goes.
Ruth 2:12 – The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Boaz blesses Ruth, a foreigner, for seeking refuge under the wings of Israel's God.
1 Samuel 17:45-47 – Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s , and he will give you into our hands.
Facing Goliath, David says he comes in the name of the LORD, who saves not by sword and spear, since the battle is God's.
2 Samuel 22:31 – 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.
In a song of deliverance, David says God's way is flawless and his word proven, a shield for those who take refuge in him.
2 Chronicles 16:9 – For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
The seer Hanani tells King Asa that God looks for people whose hearts are committed to him, so he can strengthen them.
2 Chronicles 20:20 – And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Before a battle, Jehoshaphat tells Judah to believe in the LORD and in his prophets so they will stand firm.
Job 19:25-26 – For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body , yet in my flesh shall I see God:
In deep suffering, Job declares he knows his redeemer lives and that he will see God, even after death.
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.
David says that those who know God's name trust him, because he has never abandoned those who seek him.
Psalm 13:5 – But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
After asking how long God will wait to answer, David states that he trusts God's steadfast love and will rejoice in his salvation.
Psalm 18:2 – The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
David uses images of rock, fortress, shield and high tower to describe how he relies on God for safety.
Psalm 20:7 – Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
The psalm contrasts trust in war chariots and horses with trust in the name of the LORD.
Psalm 22:4-5 – Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
In a psalm that starts in despair, David recalls that earlier generations trusted God and were rescued.
Psalm 23:4 – Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
David says that in the darkest valley he is not afraid because God is with him, and his rod and staff comfort him.
Psalm 25:1-2 – Unto thee, O LORD , do I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
David lifts his life up to God, says he trusts him and asks not to be shamed or defeated by his enemies.
Psalm 28:7 – 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.
David says God is his strength and shield, that his heart trusted him and received help, and that he responds with song.
Psalm 31:14-15 – But I trusted in thee, O LORD : I said, Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
Surrounded by enemies, David says he trusts the LORD, and that his times are in God's hands.
Psalm 34:8 – O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
David invites the reader to taste and see that God is good, and says those who take refuge in him are happy.
Psalm 37:3-5 – Trust in the LORD , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
David advises trusting the LORD, doing good, delighting in him and committing one's path to him.
Psalm 40:4 – Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
David says the person is blessed who makes the LORD their trust instead of following the proud or those who lie.
Psalm 46:10 – Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
In a psalm about God as refuge, God says to stop striving and know that he is God, exalted over all nations.
Psalm 52:8 – But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
After condemning a man who trusted in wealth, David says he is like a green olive tree in God's house, trusting God's love.
Psalm 56:3-4 – What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Seized by enemies in Gath, David says that when afraid he will trust God and asks what mere flesh can do to him.
Psalm 56:11 – In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
David repeats his confidence in God and says he is not afraid of what people can do to him.
Psalm 71:5 – For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD : thou art my trust from my youth.
An older writer says God has been his hope and trust since youth.
Psalm 84:12 – O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
The psalm ends with a short blessing on the person who trusts in the LORD of hosts.
Psalm 115:9-11 – O Israel, trust thou in the LORD : he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD : he is their help and their shield. Ye that fear the LORD , trust in the LORD : he is their help and their shield.
The psalm calls all Israel, the priests and all who fear God to trust the LORD, who is their help and shield.
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.
The psalmist says it is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people or in princes.
Psalm 125:1 – They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Those who trust the LORD are compared to Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and stands forever.
Psalm 146:3 – Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
The psalm warns against putting trust in princes or in any human who cannot save, because they die.
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.
Solomon's proverb advises trusting God fully and not relying on one's own understanding, promising he will guide the path.
Proverbs 16:3 – Commit thy works unto the LORD , and thy thoughts shall be established.
The proverb tells readers to commit what they do to the LORD, and their plans will be established.
Proverbs 16:20 – He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD , happy is he.
Proverbs says that those who handle matters wisely do well, and that the person who trusts the LORD is blessed.
Proverbs 28:25 – He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
A person with a proud heart stirs up strife, but whoever trusts the LORD is enriched and prospers.
Proverbs 29:25 – The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Fear of other people sets a trap, but whoever trusts the LORD is kept safe.
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 a song of praise, Isaiah says that God is his salvation, so he will trust and not be afraid.
Isaiah 26:3-4 – Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
Isaiah says God keeps in perfect peace those whose minds rest on him, and tells the people to trust him forever.
Isaiah 41:10 – 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.
God tells Israel not to fear because he is with them, and promises to strengthen, help and uphold them.
Isaiah 43:1-2 – But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
God tells Israel he has redeemed and named them, and promises to be with them through water and fire.
Isaiah 50:10 – 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 says that a person walking in darkness without light should trust the LORD's name and rely on God.
Isaiah 55:8-9 – For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD . For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
God says his thoughts and ways are higher than human ones, a reason for trusting him when his plans are unclear.
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.
Jeremiah says the person who trusts the LORD is like a tree by water that stays green and bears fruit even in drought.
Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
In a letter to exiles in Babylon, God says he has plans for their welfare and a future with hope.
Lamentations 3:24 – The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
In the midst of a book of mourning, the writer says the LORD is his portion, and so he will hope in him.
Daniel 3:17-18 – If it be so , our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Facing a furnace, Daniel's friends say God can save them, and that even if he does not, they will not worship the idol.
Nahum 1:7 – The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Nahum says the LORD is good, a stronghold in times of trouble, and cares for those who take refuge in him.
Habakkuk 2:4 – Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
God answers Habakkuk that the proud are not upright, but the righteous will live by faith.
Matthew 6:26 – 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?
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus points to birds the Father feeds and asks his hearers whether they are worth more.
Matthew 6:33-34 – But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 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.
Jesus tells his listeners to seek God's kingdom first and not worry about tomorrow, since each day has enough trouble.
Matthew 8:26 – And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
When a storm threatens the boat, Jesus asks his frightened disciples why they have so little faith, then calms the sea.
Matthew 14:29-31 – And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Peter walks on the water toward Jesus but sinks when he sees the wind, and Jesus catches him and asks why he doubted.
Matthew 17:20 – And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Jesus tells his disciples that faith as small as a mustard seed can move a mountain, nothing being impossible.
Mark 5:36 – As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
When messengers say Jairus's daughter has died, Jesus tells him not to be afraid but only to believe.
Mark 9:23-24 – Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
A father asking Jesus to heal his son says he believes and asks Jesus to help his unbelief, an honest prayer.
Luke 1:37 – For with God nothing shall be impossible.
The angel Gabriel tells Mary that nothing is impossible with God, after telling her about her relative Elizabeth's pregnancy.
Luke 12:6-7 – Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Jesus says that God remembers every sparrow and has numbered the hairs on his followers' heads, so they need not fear.
Luke 12:27-28 – Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Jesus points to wildflowers, which God clothes beautifully, as a reason his followers can trust God to care for them.
John 11:25-26 – Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
Before raising Lazarus, Jesus tells Martha that he is the resurrection and the life, and asks whether she believes it.
John 14:1 – Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Jesus tells his troubled disciples at the Last Supper to trust in God and in him.
John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Jesus gives his disciples his peace, which differs from the world's, and tells them not to be troubled or afraid.
John 20:29 – Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Jesus tells Thomas that those who believe without seeing him are blessed.
Acts 27:25 – Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
On a ship in a violent storm, Paul tells the crew he believes God that all will happen as he was told.
Romans 4:20-21 – He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Paul says Abraham did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, fully convinced that God would keep his promise.
Romans 8:28 – 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.
Paul says that God works in all things for the good of those who love him and are called by his purpose.
Romans 8:31 – What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Paul asks that if God is for believers, no one can successfully oppose them.
Romans 10:11 – For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Paul quotes Isaiah to say that everyone who believes in Jesus will not be put to shame.
Romans 15:13 – 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.
Paul prays that the God of hope would fill believers with joy and peace as they trust in him.
1 Corinthians 2:5 – That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Paul says he preached plainly so that the Corinthians' faith would rest on God's power instead of human wisdom.
2 Corinthians 1:9 – But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
Paul says that after nearly dying in Asia, he learned to rely on God, who raises the dead, and not on himself.
2 Corinthians 5:7 – (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Paul gives a brief statement that Christians live by faith, not by what is visible.
Galatians 2:20 – I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Paul says he lives by faith in the Son of God, who loved him and gave himself for him.
Ephesians 3:12 – In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
Paul says that through Christ and faith in him believers have boldness and confident access to God.
Philippians 1:6 – Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Paul is confident that God, who started a good work among the Philippians, will carry it on to completion.
Philippians 4:19 – But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Paul thanks the Philippians for their gift and says God will supply all their needs from his riches in Christ.
2 Timothy 1:12 – For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Writing from prison, Paul says he is not ashamed, because he knows the one he trusts and is sure he can guard what he entrusted.
Hebrews 6:19 – Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
The writer says that the hope God gives is like an anchor for the soul, sure and firm.
Hebrews 10:23 – Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
The writer urges believers to hold firmly to the hope they confess, since the one who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
The opening of the faith chapter defines faith as confidence in what is hoped for and assurance about what is not seen.
Hebrews 11:6 – But without faith it is impossible to please him : for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
The writer says that pleasing God requires faith, believing that he exists and rewards those who seek him.
Hebrews 13:5-6 – 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. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
The writer says God has promised never to leave believers, so they can say the Lord is their helper and not fear.
1 Peter 1:21 – Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
Peter says believers trust in God, who raised Jesus from the dead and gave him glory, so their faith and hope rest in God.
1 Peter 4:19 – Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
Peter tells those who suffer according to God's will to entrust their lives to their faithful Creator while continuing to do good.
1 John 4:16 – And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
John says believers know and trust the love God has for them, and that those who live in love live in God.
1 John 5:4 – For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
John says that everyone born of God overcomes the world, and that this victory comes through faith.
Revelation 21:5 – And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
The one on the throne says he is making everything new and tells John to write because the words are trustworthy.
Psalm 91:2 – I will say of the LORD , He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
The psalmist says of the LORD, he is my refuge and fortress, my God in whom I trust.
Psalm 119:42 – So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
The writer says that he can answer those who mock him because he trusts God's word.
Isaiah 40:8 – The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Isaiah says grass withers and flowers fade, but God's word stands forever, so it can be relied on.

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