Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Isaiah 40
7 songs meet this passage
Robot Boy · LINKIN PARK
resonates with Isaiah 40:31
The hope that endurance itself becomes strength parallels the promise that waiting renews strength to keep going.
Wait On You (Reprise) [feat. Dante Bowe & Chandler Moore] · Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
resonates with Isaiah 40:31
The song's entire closing movement is a direct musical expansion of this verse, naming the eagle, the running, the walking, the renewal of strength for those who wait on the Lord.
“Take these broken wings and learn to fly”
Blackbird · The Beatles
resonates with Isaiah 40:31
The image of broken wings learning to fly mirrors the promise that those who hope in the Lord will rise on wings like eagles.
Speechless (Full) · Naomi Scott
resonates with Isaiah 40:31
The image of rising despite brokenness mirrors the promise of renewed strength and flight, though here the strength is claimed by the self rather than given by God.
“We are rising with the tide”
Beyond (Reprise) · Auli'i Cravalho
resonates with Isaiah 40:31
The image of rising together recalls the promise of renewed strength for those who wait and hope, lifted beyond their own limits.
“One day, I am gonna grow wings”
Let Down · Radiohead
strains against Isaiah 40:31
Isaiah promises wings through hope in the Lord, while the song's wish for wings is left as a fragile, uncertain longing with no source named.
Another Love (Radio Edit) · Tom Odell
strains against Isaiah 40:29-31
The song assumes the depleted heart has no recourse; Isaiah promises strength renewed for those who wait on God. The contrast is not a rebuke but a question: is the well truly empty, or is there a source the song has not yet found?
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