50 Bible Verses To Remind You That God Is In Control From The Old Testament
Here’s a carefully curated list of 50 NKJV Old Testament verses that remind you God is in control. I’ve organized them in a way to reflect His sovereignty, power, protection, and guidance.
God’s Sovereignty & Authority
Psalm 103:19 – “The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.”
Isaiah 46:10 – “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure.’”
Daniel 4:35 – “All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, but He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
Proverbs 19:21 – “There are many plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of the Lord will stand.”
Psalm 115:3 – “But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.”
God’s Guidance
Proverbs 16:9 – “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.”
Psalm 37:23 – “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.”
Isaiah 58:11 – “The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”
Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.”
Jeremiah 29:11 – “‘For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,’ says the Lord, ‘thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.’”
God’s Protection
Psalm 46:1-2 – “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed…”
Psalm 91:1-2 – “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.’”
Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
Psalm 121:7-8 – “The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.”
Nahum 1:7 – “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him.”
God Controls Nature & Nations
Job 12:23 – “He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them.”
Psalm 24:1 – “The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein.”
Psalm 104:24 – “O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your possessions.”
Isaiah 45:7 – “I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.”
Daniel 2:21 – “He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.”
God Works for Our Good
Genesis 50:20 – “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.”
Exodus 14:14 – “The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
Psalm 37:5 – “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 – “‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ says the Lord. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.’”
Jeremiah 32:17 – “Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for You.”
God is Faithful
Deuteronomy 31:8 – “The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not fear nor be dismayed.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 – “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”
Psalm 33:11 – “The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations.”
Isaiah 14:27 – “For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?”
Psalm 115:1 – “Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy, because of Your truth.”
God is in Control of Life’s Circumstances
Proverbs 21:1 – “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.”
Psalm 37:7 – “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way…”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.”
Psalm 138:8 – “The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands.”
Job 42:2 – “I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.”
God’s Plans are Perfect
Isaiah 25:1 – “O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.”
Psalm 138:8 – “The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands.”
Proverbs 16:4 – “The Lord has made all for Himself, yes, even the wicked for the day of doom.”
Isaiah 55:10-11 – “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
Jeremiah 1:12 – “Then the Lord said to me, ‘You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it.’”
God Reigns Forever
Psalm 93:1 – “The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength.”
Psalm 97:1 – “The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad!”
Daniel 7:14 – “And to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed.”
1 Chronicles 29:11-12 – “Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all.”
Psalm 10:16 – “The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land.”
God is Trustworthy
Psalm 37:3-4 – “Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 31:14-15 – “But I trust in You, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in Your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.”
Isaiah 12:2 – “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.”
Psalm 62:11-12 – “Once God has spoken; twice I have heard this: that power belongs to God. Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; for You render to each one according to his work.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
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