Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?

A wise person's heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

This is the plan I have devised for the whole earth; my hand is ready to strike all the nations." Indeed, the Lord who commands armies has a plan, and who can possibly frustrate it? His hand is ready to strike, and who can possibly stop it?

Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will. Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.

The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. read more. From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live, so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. For in him we live and move about and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we too are his offspring.' So since we are God's offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.

When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.

Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life!

As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.

As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.

Yet Pharaoh's heart became hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.

The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and they gave them whatever they wanted, and so they plundered Egypt.

And as for me, I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will come after them, that I may be honored because of Pharaoh and his army and his chariots and his horsemen.

The Lord both kills and gives life; he brings down to the grave and raises up.

Why harden your hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? When God treated them harshly, didn't the Egyptians send the Israelites on their way?

But the king said, "What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the Lord has said to him, 'Curse David!', who can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'"

The Lord's anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go count Israel and Judah."

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the nations say, 'The Lord reigns!'

He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.

But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

You give me your protective shield; your right hand supports me; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

The Lord's decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

From the place where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth's inhabitants. He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!

My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.

Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.

But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants, to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands. read more. The Lord has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything.

He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God. When the sun rises, they withdraw and sleep in their dens. read more. Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening. How many living things you have made, O Lord! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made. Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large. The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it. All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis. You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food. When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.

Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods. He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths. read more. He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.

The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the Lord.

There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord -- so how can anyone understand his own way?

The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

He changes times and seasons, deposing some kings and establishing others. He gives wisdom to the wise; he imparts knowledge to those with understanding;

You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.

Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you more valuable than they are?

Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.

Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will. Even all the hairs on your head are numbered. read more. So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.

And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate after he had decided to release him.

But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets -- that his Christ would suffer -- he has fulfilled in this way.

"For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

"For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy."

For in him we live and move about and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we too are his offspring.'

For the scripture says to Pharaoh: "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may demonstrate my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth."

For God has consigned all people to disobedience so that he may show mercy to them all.

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. read more. Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit.

For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.

for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort -- for the sake of his good pleasure -- is God.

I am able to do all things through the one who strengthens me.

He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.

If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.

The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit." You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes. read more. You ought to say instead, "If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that."

"While the earth continues to exist, planting time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease."

Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

No one could see another person, and no one could rise from his place for three days. But the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.

There will be a great cry throughout the whole land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. But against any of the Israelites not even a dog will bark against either people or animals, so that you may know that the Lord distinguishes between Egypt and Israel.'

Then the king said to Zadok, "Take the ark of God back to the city. If I find favor in the Lord's sight he will bring me back and enable me to see both it and his dwelling place again. However, if he should say, 'I do not take pleasure in you,' then he will deal with me in a way that he considers appropriate."

But the king said, "What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the Lord has said to him, 'Curse David!', who can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'" Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "My own son, my very own flesh and blood, is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the Lord has spoken to him. read more. Perhaps the Lord will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse."

I will say to God, 'Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.' Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

Remember that you have made me as with the clay; will you return me to dust? Did you not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese? read more. You clothed me with skin and flesh and knit me together with bones and sinews. You gave me life and favor, and your intervention watched over my spirit.

You will call and I -- I will answer you; you will long for the creature you have made.

that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing. He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them. read more. He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds. He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness. The pillars of the heavens tremble and are amazed at his rebuke.

Why do you contend against him, that he does not answer all a person's words?

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding! Who set its measurements -- if you know -- or who stretched a measuring line across it? read more. On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone -- when the morning stars sang in chorus, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? "Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb, when I made the storm clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, when I prescribed its limits, and set in place its bolts and doors, when I said, 'To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined'? Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place, that it might seize the corners of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it? The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features are dyed like a garment.

"Indeed, I am completely unworthy -- how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself. I have spoken once, but I cannot answer; twice, but I will say no more."

"I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted; you asked, 'Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?' But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know. read more. You said, 'Pay attention, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.' I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you. Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!

By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.

The Lord watches from heaven; he sees all people. From the place where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth's inhabitants. read more. He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions. No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.

I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil. But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found. read more. Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the Lord.

There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.

He is the one who sits on the earth's horizon; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. He is the one who stretches out the sky like a thin curtain, and spreads it out like a pitched tent.

Look up at the sky! Who created all these heavenly lights? He is the one who leads out their ranks; he calls them all by name. Because of his absolute power and awesome strength, not one of them is missing.

Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

"You should fear me!" says the Lord. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary."

Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

Once the satraps, prefects, governors, and ministers of the king had gathered around, they saw that those men were physically unharmed by the fire. The hair of their heads was not singed, nor were their trousers damaged. Not even the smell of fire was to be found on them!

You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes."

"For look, I am giving a command and I will shake the family of Israel together with all the nations. It will resemble a sieve being shaken, when not even a pebble falls to the ground.

The sailors said to one another, "Come on, let's cast lots to find out whose fault it is that this disaster has overtaken us." So they cast lots, and Jonah was singled out.

Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much -- homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions -- and in the age to come, eternal life.

a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."

Yet not a hair of your head will perish.

"For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

For in him we live and move about and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we too are his offspring.'

When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.

Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head."

And why not say, "Let us do evil so that good may come of it"? -- as some who slander us allege that we say. (Their condemnation is deserved!)

Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance, character, and character, hope.

But who indeed are you -- a mere human being -- to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder, "Why have you made me like this?" Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use? read more. But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction? And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory --

But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.

He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.

For "physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come."

The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.

But on that day I will mark off the land of Goshen, where my people are staying, so that no swarms of flies will be there, that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of this land.

Remember the ancient days; bear in mind the years of past generations. Ask your father and he will inform you, your elders, and they will tell you. When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided up humankind, he set the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the heavenly assembly.

The Lord's shout is heard over the water; the majestic God thunders, the Lord appears over the surging water.

But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth.

The Lord is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made.

Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.

The future splendor of this temple will be greater than that of former times,' the Lord who rules over all declares, 'and in this place I will give peace.'"

"Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.

So he told them, "My Father is working until now, and I too am working."

When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

And Jesus who is called Justus also sends greetings. In terms of Jewish converts, these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.

Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.