He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
There's a difference between being tired and being faint — completely out of resources, nothing left to draw on. This verse skips right past the mildly tired and speaks directly to that second, more depleted state: the one with no might left at all.
What it promises isn't a pep talk or a reason to push harder on your own reserves. It's power given, strength increased, from somewhere outside the person who has none left. That distinction matters if you've ever tried to will yourself into having energy you simply don't have. Sheer effort doesn't manufacture strength from nothing. Something has to supply it.
If you're at the point where your own tank reads empty — not tired in the ordinary sense but genuinely out of anything left to give — this verse isn't describing someone who needs a nudge. It's describing exactly you, and claiming there's still a source available.
If you're past ordinary tired and genuinely running on empty, it might be worth finding out what this promised strength is actually meant to feel like.
A short video on this is coming soon — for now, read on.