Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
God » What is of the lord God
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, who is the source of all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things [that have been created], and we [believers exist and have life and have been redeemed] through Him.
Verse Concepts
But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.
The lot is cast into the lap,
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But deliverance and victory belong to the Lord.
For who has known the mind of the Lord and who has understood His thoughts, or who has [ever] been His counselor? Or who has first given God anything that he might be paid back or that he could claim a recompense? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. [For all things originate with Him and come from Him; all things live through Him, and all things center in and tend to consummate and to end in Him.] To Him be glory forever! Amen (so be it).
God » Leader » No place beyond the reach of his hand
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
If I take the wings of the morning or dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.
Like the cattle that go down into the valley [to find better pasture and rest],
The Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
So You led Your people [O Lord]
To make for Yourself a beautiful and glorious name [preparing the way for the acknowledgment of Your name by all nations].
divine Leader » No place beyond the reach of his hand
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
If I take the wings of the morning or dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.
Like the cattle that go down into the valley [to find better pasture and rest],
The Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
So You led Your people [O Lord]
To make for Yourself a beautiful and glorious name [preparing the way for the acknowledgment of Your name by all nations].
Man » Cannot direct his ways
O Lord, I know that the path of [life of] a man is not in himself;
It is not within [the limited ability of] man [even one at his best] to choose and direct his steps [in life].
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
Man » God » Orders the goings of
For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord,
And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
Man » Man’s goings
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Ordering the ways of men
Many plans are in a man’s mind,
But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life],
But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them.