If He should set His heart on it, if He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,

all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust.

He is not partial to rulers, nor does He regard the rich more than the poor; for they are all the work of His hands.

For His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees all his steps.

For He does not lay more upon man, that he should go before the Mighty God in judgment.

Behold, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are counted as the fine dust on the scales; behold, He lifts up the islands as a very little thing.

All the nations before Him are as nothing; and to Him they are accounted as less than nothing, and vanity.

It is He who sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;

Indeed, they shall not be planted; indeed, they shall not be sown. Indeed, their stump shall not take root in the earth. And He shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the tempest shall take them away like stubble.

And Samuel told him the matter, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah. Let Him do what is good in His eyes.

But He is One, and who can turn Him back? And whatever His soul desires, that He does.

For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

The counsel of Jehovah stands forever, the thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.

But our God is in Heaven; He has done whatever He pleased.

Whatever Jehovah pleases, He does in the heavens and in earth, in the seas and in all deep places.

Jehovah of Hosts has sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so it shall come to pass; and as I have purposed, so it shall stand;

This is the purpose that is purposed upon all the earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

declaring the end from the beginning, and from antiquity things which are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure;

calling a bird of prey from the east, the man who executes my counsel from a distant land. Indeed, I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have formed it; I will also do it.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to babes.

Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.

to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.

In Him also we have been assigned to an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in Heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,

and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

From His dwelling place He gazes upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

i1 [To the Chief Musician. A Psalm for the sons of Korah.] i0 par Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world;

With my soul I have desired You in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and been at peace?

The Mighty God will not withdraw His anger; those who help the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.

When He gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can see Him? It might be against a nation or mankind altogether,

Have you an arm like the Mighty God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

Scatter abroad the outburst of your anger; look upon everyone who is proud, and humiliate him.

I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose is withheld from You.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Jehovah.

Yea, before the day was, I am He; and no one can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it; lest you even be found to fight against God.

And he said, Who are You, Sir? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you persecute. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.

If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to prevent God?

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

If He takes away, who can repulse Him? Who can say to Him, What are You doing?

Behold, in this you have not been righteous. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.

Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give account to you of His business.

Shall the one who contends with the Almighty find fault? He who reproves God, let him testify.

Woe to him who strives with the One who formed him, a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to the one who forms it, What are you making? Or your work, He has no hands?

Thus says Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and the One who formed him, Do you ask Me of things to come? Do you give command to Me about My sons, and about the work of My hands?

You will say to me then, Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His will?

No, rather, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, Why have you made me like this?

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

Or who has first given to Him and it shall be repaid to him?

For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.