The one advancing against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand before him. He will prevail in the beautiful land, and its annihilation will be within his power.

for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.

Surely he loves the people; all your holy ones are in your power. And they sit at your feet, each receiving your words.

Then the Lord himself turned to him and said, “You have the strength. Deliver Israel from the power of the Midianites! Have I not sent you?”

The men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us – you, your son, and your grandson. For you have delivered us from Midian’s power.”

David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul.

Jehoram took control of his father’s kingdom and became powerful. Then he killed all his brothers, as well as some of the officials of Israel.

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by your battle cry, Lord, by the powerful breath from your nose.

For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.

adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power.

The powerful will be like a thread of yarn, their deeds like a spark; both will burn together, and no one will put out the fire.

From this day forward I am he; no one can deliver from my power; I will act, and who can prevent it?”

they will say about me, “Yes, the Lord is a powerful deliverer.”’” All who are angry at him will cower before him.

“I will abandon my nation. I will forsake the people I call my own. I will turn my beloved people over to the power of their enemies.

A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me.

Therefore,” says the sovereign Lord, “an enemy will encircle the land. He will take away your power; your fortresses will be looted.”

For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – the All-Powerful!

And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice: “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”

He wrote letters mocking the Lord God of Israel and insulting him with these words: “The gods of the surrounding nations could not rescue their people from my power. Neither can Hezekiah’s god rescue his people from my power.”