1 Great rivers are the power of the Lord: (ODE) 2 And they carry headlong those who despise Him: and entangle their paths: (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 39:1–2
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Sirach 43:4–6
4 A man tending a furnace is in burning heat, but the sun three times more, burning up the mountains, breathing out fiery vapors, and sending out bright beams, it blinds the eyes. (WEB) 5 Great is the Lord who made it. At his word, he hastens on its course. (WEB) 6 The moon mark… (WEB)
Job 9:4–6
4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered? 5 He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger. 6 He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.
Exodus 15:6–8
6 Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy. 7 You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble. 8 At the blast of Your nostrils the waters pile…
Job 12:14–16
14 What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released. 15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land. 16 True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
Habakkuk 1:10–12
10 They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it. 11 Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.” 12 Are You not from everlasting, O L…
Job 9:12–14
12 If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’ 13 God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him. 14 How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?
Psalms 2:4–6
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them. 5 Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury: 6 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
Psalms 107:39–41
39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow, 40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. 41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
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