Verse 1

The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:9 : 9 A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.
  • Prov 20:24 : 24 A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
  • Ezra 6:22 : 22 and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
  • Acts 7:10 : 10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?
  • Ps 106:46 : 46 He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
  • Prov 16:1 : 1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
  • Ezra 7:27-28 : 27 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem; 28 and has extended loving kindness to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. I was strengthened according to the hand of Yahweh my God on me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cup bearer to the king.
  • Ps 105:25 : 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
  • Neh 2:4 : 4 Then the king said to me, "For what do you make request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
  • Ps 74:15 : 15 You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.
  • Ps 93:4 : 4 Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.
  • Isa 44:27 : 27 who says to the deep, 'Be dry,' and 'I will dry up your rivers;'