Jeremiah 17:7-8

But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Jeremiah 17

13 songs meet this passage

  • “Had to have high, high hopes for a living”

    High Hopes · Panic! At the Disco

    strains against Jeremiah 17:7-8

    Scripture roots real, sustaining hope in trust in the Lord, not in self-made ambition or reputation.

  • “Send your prayers up and your roots down deep”

    Buy Dirt (feat. Luke Bryan) · Jordan Davis

    resonates with Jeremiah 17:7-8

    The image of deep roots nourished by trust echoes the prophet's picture of a life planted by steady waters, flourishing through seasons.

  • Wonderwall · Oasis

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    The whole song's posture of pinning one's deepest hope on another human heart stands against this passage's contrast between trusting man and trusting God.

  • Love Will Lead You Back (Single Edit) · Taylor Dayne

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    The song places unwavering confidence in love and fate ('sure as stars are shining') where Scripture reserves that kind of certainty for trust in God, not in another person's return.

  • “Voices from the sky say rely on your best friend”

    Thieves In the Temple · Prince

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    The song admits human friends cannot save him and turns instead to 'u' as sole refuge; Jeremiah contrasts trust in man with trust in God, leaving ambiguous which the song means.

  • “Walk through Heaven's door I'm sure, we don't need no doctor”

    Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover · Sophie B. Hawkins

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    The song imagines romantic intimacy alone as sufficient to reach 'heaven' and heal without need of anything else, standing opposite to Scripture's warning against trusting fully in another person for one's deepest healing.

  • Rain · Madonna

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    The song pours its whole hope for healing and renewal into a human relationship, the kind of trust Scripture reserves for God alone.

  • Because the Night · Patti Smith Group

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    Placing one's whole capacity to live in another person is the posture Jeremiah warns against, trusting in human strength rather than in God.

  • For You I Will · Monica

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    The song's sweeping promises ('I will be your hero,' 'fortress') place a human being in a role Scripture reserves for God alone; a gentle caution against leaning entirely on another person as ultimate strength and shelter.

  • Tell Me It's Real · K-Ci & JoJo

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    The song places its entire hope for lasting security in another person's word, a posture Scripture gently cautions against when it becomes the only foundation for trust.

  • I Turn to You · Christina Aguilera

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    The song's whole posture of total reliance on another person sits close to what Jeremiah warns against, while also showing the blessedness of whoever trusts fully, a trust ultimately meant for God.

  • “And our love's the only truth”

    I Run to You · Lady Antebellum

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    Calling human love 'the only truth' leans toward placing ultimate trust in a person rather than in God, which Jeremiah cautions against, even as it affirms the goodness of trusting.

  • Favorite Song · Toosii

    strains against Jeremiah 17:5-7

    The whole song places hope for healing and sleepless-night comfort in a human relationship; Scripture cautions that ultimate trust belongs in God while still valuing human love.

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