2 Corinthians 12:7-9

or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But 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.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of 2 Corinthians 12 · Words of Christ are set in red.

16 songs meet this passage

  • “The one, the thorn is there / To tear me down again”

    Laying the Demon to Rest · Theocracy

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:7-9

    Paul's 'thorn in the flesh' and the sufficiency of grace in weakness mirror the singer's ongoing, unresolved affliction.

  • Hard Fought Hallelujah (Single Version) · Brandon Lake & Jelly Roll

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    Weakness becoming the place where grace and humility grow matches Paul's own testimony.

  • “say I'm not enough”

    You Say · Lauren Daigle

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    Answers the voice of inadequacy with the truth that God's grace and strength are sufficient exactly where we feel weak.

  • Hold On To Me · Lauren Daigle

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    God's power made perfect in weakness is exactly the theology the song lives in. The moment of 'barely breathin'' is not outside God's reach but the very place His strength shows up.

  • “That grace could never change”

    Fear Is a Liar · Zach Williams

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    Directly answers the lie that someone is beyond grace's reach, affirming that God's grace is sufficient regardless of weakness or shame.

  • Save Me · Jelly Roll

    strains against 2 Corinthians 12:9

    Paul's claim that God's power is made perfect in weakness stands against the narrator's belief that he's too damaged for anything to reach him.

  • “This weakness I feel I must finally show”

    Awake My Soul · Mumford & Sons

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    Admitting weakness as the starting point for grace mirrors Paul's confession that strength is made perfect in weakness.

  • “I know that in my weakness, I am stronger”

    Brother (feat. Gavin DeGraw) · NEEDTOBREATHE

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    Directly mirrors Paul's paradox that God's power is perfected in human weakness.

  • Graves into Gardens (Live) · Elevation Worship & Brandon Lake

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    Reflects Paul's confidence that God's grace is sufficient and made perfect in human weakness, not hidden from Him.

  • “It's by the grace of God, that I'm still here today”

    Still Here · The Williams Brothers

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    Crediting survival to grace rather than personal strength echoes Paul's theology that God's power is made perfect in weakness.

  • Hero · Skillet

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    Admitting weakness is the exact posture Paul describes as the place where God's strength is made perfect.

  • Animal I Have Become · Three Days Grace

    strains against 2 Corinthians 12:9

    The song never names where the help it begs for might come from; Scripture answers that cry with grace sufficient for weakness, which the lyrics leave unresolved.

  • “And clearly, I don't see myself upon that list”

    Something Just Like This · The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9

    The singer's sense of falling short of heroic ideals echoes the biblical theme that strength and worth are not found in self-sufficiency or grandeur.

  • LOST IN THE ECHO · LINKIN PARK

    strains against 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

    Paul finds strength made perfect in weakness through God's grace, whereas the song finds strength in personal willpower alone.

  • “Plus, you a Christian Andy, they will never listen Andy”

    You Can't Stop Me · Andy Mineo

    resonates with 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

    He answers the voice mocking his faith and identity the way Paul answers his own weakness, by leaning into God's strength instead of proving himself.

  • Miss Movin' On · Fifth Harmony

    strains against 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

    Scripture locates strength in weakness through God's power; this song locates strength purely in self-determination after loss of innocence.