Bible Verses About God

Then he stood before the altar of ADONAI in the presence of the whole community of Isra'el, spread out his hands -

for Shlomo had made a bronze platform eight-and-three quarters feet long, eight-and-three-quarters feet wide and five-and-a-quarter feet high and had set it up in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, then got down on his knees before the whole community, spread out his hands toward heaven,

and said, "ADONAI, God of Isra'el, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth. You keep covenant with your servants and show them grace, provided they live in your presence with all their heart.

You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father; you spoke with your mouth and fulfilled it with your hand; so it is today.

It was around then that Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Y'hudah and said to him, "Because you relied on the king of Aram and didn't rely on ADONAI your God, the king of Aram's army has escaped from your power.

The army of the Ethiopians and Luvim was huge, wasn't it? How many chariots and horsemen did they have? Yet because you relied on ADONAI, he handed them over to you.

For the eyes of ADONAI move here and there throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those who are wholehearted toward him. You acted foolishly in this regard; for from now on, you will have war."

But Asa became angry at the seer; in fact, because of his rage at him over this matter he threw him in prison. Moreover, at the same time, he mistreated some of the people.

"'You are ADONAI, the God who chose Avram, brought him out of Ur-Kasdim and gave him the name of Avraham.

Finding that he was faithful to you, you made a covenant with him to give the land of the Kena'ani, the Hitti, Emori and P'rizi, the Y'vusi and the Girgashi, to give it to his descendants; and you have done what you promised, because you are just.

But as soon as they had gotten some relief, they went back to do evil before you. So you left them in the power of their enemies, who came down hard on them. Yet when they returned and cried out to you, you heard from heaven many times and saved them, according to your compassion.

You warned them, in order to bring them back to your Torah; yet they were arrogant. They paid no attention to your mitzvot, but sinned against your rulings, which, if a person does them, he will have life through them. However, they stubbornly turned their shoulders, stiffened their necks and refused to hear.

Many years you extended them mercy and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets; yet they would not listen. Therefore you handed them over to the peoples of the lands.

Even so, in your great compassion, you didn't completely destroy them; nor did you abandon them, for you are a compassionate and merciful God.

"If I were you, I would seek God; I would make my plea to him.

For God does great deeds beyond investigation, wonders beyond all reckoning.

He gives rain to the earth, pours water down on the fields.

He raises the lowly on high and lifts mourners to safety.

He frustrates the schemes of the cunning, so that they achieve no success;

trapping the crafty in their own tricks and foiling quickly the plans of the false.

They meet with darkness during the day, groping at noon like at night.

But he saves the poor from the sword, their mouth, and from the clutches of the strong;

so the poor can hope again; and injustice shuts its mouth.

"How happy the person whom God corrects! So don't despise Shaddai's discipline.

For he wounds, but he bandages the sore; his hands may strike, but they also heal.