When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen stumbled.

The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. He died right there before God.

David asked God, "Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?" The Lord said to him, "March up! I will hand them over to you!"

In a battle in Gath there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot -- twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.

These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.

David looked up and saw the Lord's messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, "This is what the Lord says: 'You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.'"

At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: "Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

So the king of Israel assembled 400 prophets and asked them, "Should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?" They said, "Attack! God will hand it over to the king."

All the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, "Attack Ramoth Gilead! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king!"

The Levites must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever tries to enter the temple must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes."

He placed the men at their posts, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king.

But Amaziah did not heed the warning, for God wanted to hand them over to Joash because they followed the gods of Edom.

Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving at the priests, a skin disease appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the Lord's temple near the incense altar.

This Ezra is the one who came up from Babylon. He was a scribe who was skilled in the law of Moses which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king supplied him with everything he requested, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.

On the first day of the first month he had determined to make the ascent from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he arrived at Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him.

He has also conferred his favor on me before the king, his advisers, and all the influential leaders of the king. I gained strength as the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, 18 men,

I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king, "The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes him."

On the twelfth day of the first month we began traveling from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from our enemy and from bandits along the way.

They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your mighty strength and by your powerful hand.

and a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king's nature preserve, so that he will give me timber for beams for the gates of the fortress adjacent to the temple and for the city wall and for the house to which I go." So the king granted me these requests, for the good hand of my God was on me.

Then I related to them how the good hand of my God was on me and what the king had said to me. Then they replied, "Let's begin rebuilding right away!" So they readied themselves for this good project.

who were rebuilding the wall. Those who were carrying loads did so by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon.

The fifth time that Sanballat sent his assistant to me in this way, he had an open letter in his hand.

They were telling me about his good deeds and then taking back to him the things I said. Tobiah, on the other hand, sent letters in order to scare me.

Their descendants entered and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hand, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with as they pleased.

Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who oppressed them. But in the time of their distress they called to you, and you heard from heaven. In your abundant compassion you provided them with deliverers to rescue them from their adversaries.

So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, who was hostile toward the Jews.

When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she met with his approval. The king extended to Esther the gold scepter that was in his hand, and Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter.

Then the king said, "Who is that in the courtyard?" Now Haman had come to the outer courtyard of the palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had constructed for him.

Harbona, one of the king's eunuchs, said, "Indeed, there is the gallows that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke out in the king's behalf. It stands near Haman's home and is seventy-five feet high." The king said, "Hang him on it!"

Esther replied, "If the king is so inclined, let the Jews who are in Susa be permitted to act tomorrow also according to today's law, and let them hang the ten sons of Haman on the gallows."

But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!"

So the Lord said to Satan, "All right then, everything he has is in your power. Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!" So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!"

So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.

And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me.

Or 'Deliver me from the enemy's power, and from the hand of tyrants ransom me'?

"Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.

If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?

Nor is there an arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both,

although you know that I am not guilty, and that there is no one who can deliver out of your hand?

if iniquity is in your hand -- put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.

Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this,

in whose hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all the human race.

Remove your hand far from me and stop making me afraid with your terror.

he wanders about -- food for vultures; he knows that the day of darkness is at hand.

for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty,

Have pity on me, my friends, have pity on me, for the hand of God has struck me.

"Even today my complaint is still bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning.

By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases.

My glory will always be fresh in me, and my bow ever new in my hand.'

You have become cruel to me; with the strength of your hand you attack me.

"Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,

If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand?

"Indeed, I am completely unworthy -- how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.

Then I myself will acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.

If you lay your hand on it, you will remember the fight, and you will never do it again!

I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

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

Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O Lord, the faithful God.

Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the Lord holds his hand.

For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.

Appear in your majesty and be victorious! Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice! Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts!

Princesses are among your honored guests, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.

My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.

My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!

But I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.

Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!

For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop."

In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.

You led your people like a flock of sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired.

He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; he gave the symbol of his splendor into the hand of the enemy.

the root your right hand planted, the shoot you made to grow!

Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.

My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him.

I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.

The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks belong to him.

A psalm. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His right hand and his mighty arm accomplish deliverance.

You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.

because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

A psalm of David. Here is the Lord's proclamation to my lord: "Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!"

O sovereign Lord, at your right hand he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger.

They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord's right hand conquers,

the Lord's right hand gives victory, the Lord's right hand conquers.

The Lord severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.

May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts.

The Lord is your protector; the Lord is the shade at your right hand.

Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so my eyes will look to the Lord, our God, until he shows us favor.

The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

Sons born during one's youth are like arrows in a warrior's hand.

which cannot fill the reaper's hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!

with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures,

On the poplars in her midst we hang our harps,