5 Bible Verses about God's Providential Control

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God.

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He turns it whichever way He wishes.

For the kingship and the kingdom are the Lord’s
And He rules over the nations.

My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was being formed in secret,
And intricately and skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth.

And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.