God's Uncontrollable Sovereignty

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"With God are wisdom and power; he has [good] counsel and understanding.

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When he breaks something down, it can't be rebuilt; when he imprisons someone, he can't be released.

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When he holds back water, there is drought; when he sends it out, it overruns the land.

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With him are strength and common sense; both the misled and those who mislead are his.

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He leads counselors away captive, he makes fools of judges.

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He removes authority from kings, then binds them up [as prisoners].

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He leads cohanim away captive and overthrows those long in power.

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Those who are trusted he deprives of speech, and he removes the discernment of the aged.

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He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong.

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He discloses the deepest recesses of darkness and brings light into shadows dark as death.

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He makes nations great and destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.

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He removes understanding from a country's leaders and makes them wander in trackless deserts.

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They grope in unlit darkness; he makes them stagger like drunks.