Quotes About Authority

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.

I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.

I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.

He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?

Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?

For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.

In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him.

The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.

At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.

He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”

The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.

He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,

because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

May his days be few; may another take his position.

A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”