Bible Verses About God's Sovereignty

But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.

Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.