Bible Verses About Recognition of God's Sovereignty

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith 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?

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.

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

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.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

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!

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

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.

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

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

For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.

I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

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

Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

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

Now therefore, O Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only.

Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous.

And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

For there is no respect of persons with God.

Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.

So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

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

And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

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.

Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

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.