Bible Verses About The Providence of God

Beholde, he that keepeth Israel, wil neither slumber nor sleepe.

A song of degrees, or Psalme of Salomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the Lord keepe the citie, the keeper watcheth in vaine.

It is in vaine for you to rise earely, and to lie downe late, and eate the bread of sorow: but he wil surely giue rest to his beloued.

Which giueth foode to all flesh: for his mercie endureth for euer.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. O Lord, thou hast tried me and knowen me.

Thou knowest my sitting and my rising: thou vnderstandest my thought afarre off.

Thou compassest my pathes, and my lying downe, and art accustomed to all my wayes.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but loe, thou knowest it wholy, O Lord.

Thou holdest mee straite behinde and before, and layest thine hand vpon me.

Yet thither shall thine hand leade me, and thy right hand holde me.

O Lord God the strength of my saluation, thou hast couered mine head in the day of battel.

The Lord is good to all, and his mercies are ouer all his workes.

The Lord is righteous in all his wayes, and holy in all his workes.

Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.

In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.

Commit thy workes vnto the Lord, and thy thoughts shalbe directed.

The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.

The lot is cast into the lap: but the whole disposition thereof is of the Lord.

Many deuises are in a mans heart: but the counsell of the Lord shall stand.

The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

There is no wisedome, neither vnderstanding, nor counsell against the Lord.

The horse is prepared against the day of battell: but saluation is of the Lord.

O Asshur, the rodde of my wrath: and the staffe in their hands is mine indignation.

I will sende him to a dissembling nation, and I will giue him a charge against the people of my wrath to take the spoyle and to take the pray, and to treade them vnder feete like the mire in the streete.

But he thinketh not so, neither doeth his heart esteeme it so: but he imagineth to destroy and to cut off not a fewe nations.