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Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
Isaiah 41:10 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • KJV 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.
  • NKJV Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
  • NASB ‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
  • NLT Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.

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Quick answer

God commands His people not to fear, promising His presence, strength, help, and upholding right hand.

Overview

One of Scripture's most cherished promises: because God is present and faithful, His servant need not fear. He pledges to strengthen, help, and sustain them with His righteous right hand. This covenant assurance anticipates the Immanuel reality fulfilled in Christ, God with us, who upholds His people forever.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 40

  • Josh 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
  • Isa 43:1–2Now this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
  • Rom 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  • Deut 31:6–8Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
  • Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
  • Isa 40:29–31He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
  • 2 Cor 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  • Isa 41:13–14For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
  • Ps 27:1Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
  • Ps 63:8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
  • 2 Chr 20:17You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
  • Isa 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
  • Ps 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
  • Isa 60:19No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
  • Deut 20:1When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
  • Zech 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
  • Isa 51:12–13“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
  • Ps 29:11The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
  • Ps 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
  • Eph 3:16I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
  • Ps 89:13–14Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
  • 2 Chr 32:8With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
  • Isa 43:5Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
  • Zech 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
  • Ps 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  • Isa 49:8This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,
  • Ps 37:17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
  • Isa 44:2This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
  • Deut 33:27–29The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
  • Ps 144:11Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
  • Ps 41:12In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
  • Isa 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
  • Ps 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  • Ps 46:1–2For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  • Gen 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
  • Ps 65:5With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
  • Luke 1:30So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
  • John 8:54–55Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
  • Ps 147:12Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
  • Luke 2:10–11But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

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Christ at the center

Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).

How Isaiah 41:10 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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