100 Bible Verses About Sovereignty
Bible verses about Sovereignty
Delving into the Bible's teachings on God's sovereignty is an invitation to profound peace and unwavering trust. Understanding that God is ultimately in control, reigning over all creation with perfect wisdom and love, allows us to release our anxieties and embrace His divine plan. Scripture reveals that even in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, God's sovereign hand guides and protects. Exploring these verses offers solace, strengthens faith, and empowers us to live with purpose, knowing that we are held securely in the embrace of an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving God. Let these scriptures illuminate your understanding and deepen your relationship with the Sovereign Lord.
Featured Verse
Psalms 105:7 (KJV)
He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
God's Sovereignty: Bible Verses Exploring His Reign
Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
Every raven after his kind;
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the Lord your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,
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.
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.
Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.
The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.
And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.
I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
And she answered them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.
And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad,
Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.
This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.
For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
Understanding God's sovereignty through scripture offers immense comfort and direction. These verses, highlighting His supreme authority and control over all creation and human affairs, remind us that even amidst chaos, His plan prevails. Reflecting on God's sovereignty encourages us to trust in His wisdom, even when circumstances are unclear or challenging. It calls for humility, recognizing our limited perspective compared to His infinite knowledge. Embracing this truth allows us to relinquish control, surrender our worries, and find peace in knowing that a loving and all-powerful God is ultimately in charge. This understanding should inspire us to live with hope, courage, and a deep sense of purpose, knowing that our lives are interwoven into His grand design.