Psalms 66:7

66:7 He rules ¹  by his power forever;

he watches ²  the nations.

Stubborn rebels should not exalt ³  themselves. (Selah)

Psalms 97:9

97:9 For you, O Lord, are the sovereign king ⁴  over the whole earth;

you are elevated high above all gods.

Daniel 4:34-35

4:34 But at the end of the appointed time ⁵  I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up ⁶  toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me.

I extolled the Most High,

and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever.

For his authority is an everlasting authority,

and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next.

4:35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. ⁷ 

He does as he wishes with the army of heaven

and with those who inhabit the earth.

No one slaps ⁸  his hand

and says to him, ‘What have you done?’

James 4:6-7

4:6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.” ⁹  4:7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

[66:7]  ¹ tn Heb “[the] one who rules.”

[66:7]  ² tn Heb “his eyes watch.” “Eyes” are an anthropomorphism, attributed to God here to emphasize his awareness of all that happens on earth.

[66:7]  ³ tn The verb form is jussive (note the negative particle אַל, ’al). The Kethib (consonantal text) has a Hiphil form of the verb, apparently to be understood in an exhibitive sense (“demonstrate stubborn rebellion”; see BDB 927 s.v. רוּם Hiph), while the Qere (marginal reading) has a Qal form, to be understood in an intransitive sense. The preposition -לְ (lamed) with pronominal suffix should be understood in a reflexive sense (“for themselves”) and indicates that the action is performed with the interest of the subject in mind.

[97:9]  ⁴ tn Traditionally “Most High.”

[4:34]  ⁵ tn Aram “days.”

[4:34]  ⁶ tn Aram “lifted up my eyes.”

[4:35]  ⁷ tc The present translation reads כְּלָא (kÿla’), with many medieval Hebrew MSS, rather than כְּלָה (kÿlah) of BHS.

[4:35]  ⁸ tn Aram “strikes against.”

[4:6]  ⁹ sn A quotation from Prov 3:34.