Hebrew · EL sal-EE
El-Sali
אֵל סַלְעִי
God My Strength — the power beneath my footing
Symbol: The climber's handhold on the cliff face — strength beyond your own
“I say to God my Rock, 'Why have you forgotten me?'”
Psalm 42:9
The psalmist's name for God in depression's depth: when strength runs out, strength Himself holds on.
What the name means
El-Sali was prayed in the same breath as 'Why have You forgotten me?' — the name you cling to when feelings say otherwise.
His strength is not a boost to your weakness; it is a replacement for it — power perfected in inability.
Strength in God is received, not achieved — the vine supplies; the branch just stays connected.
How to pray this name
- Pray honestly like the psalmist — questions TO God, not about Him.
- Declare: 'God my Strength, I lean my full weight on You today.'
El-Sali, God my Strength, carry me where my strength ends and hold me there. In the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.
Declaration
God is my Strength — I can do all things through Christ who empowers me.
Study further
Psalm 18:1 · Psalm 43:2 · Isaiah 12:2 · Philippians 4:13