'Says' in the Bible

The king says, "I will announce the Lord's decree. He said to me: 'You are my son! This very day I have become your father!

He says to himself, "I will never be upended, because I experience no calamity."

He says to himself, "God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices."

Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself, "You will not hold me accountable."

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."

The Lord's shout bends the large trees and strips the leaves from the forests. Everyone in his temple says, "Majestic!"

He says, "Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!"

He says: "Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!"

He says: "Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God!

God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

The Lord says, "I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

God says, "At the appointed times, I judge fairly.

God says, "I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious."

He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

I will listen to what God the Lord says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways.

The Lord says, "Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.

He says, "Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, like they were that day at Massah in the wilderness,