God as King in the Old Testament
39 passages
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| Ps 5:2 |
Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.
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| Is 52:7 |
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
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| Ps 5:2 |
Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.
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| Ps 44:4 |
You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob!
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| Ps 47:6 |
Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
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| Ps 47:7 |
For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
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| Ps 68:24 |
Your procession is seen, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—
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| Ps 74:12 |
Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
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| Ps 84:3 |
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O
Lord
of hosts, my King and my God.
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| Ps 95:3 |
For the
Lord
is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
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| Ps 145:1 |
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
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| Is 6:5 |
And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the
Lord
of hosts!”
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| Is 44:6 |
Thus says the
Lord
, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the
Lord
of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.
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| Je 10:10 |
But the
Lord
is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation.
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| Zep 3:15 |
The
Lord
has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the
Lord
, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil.
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| Zec 14:9 |
And the
Lord
will be king over all the earth. On that day the
Lord
will be one and his name one.
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| Instances of God as ruler, judge, sovereign, majesty | ||
| Dt 33:26 |
“There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty.
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| 1 Ch 29:12 |
Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.
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