The Attributes Of God According To The Torah
The Oneness of God
I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from Me there is no God... so that from the rising of the Sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other. (Isaiah, 45:5-6)
... I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. (Isaiah, 46:9)
... so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other. (1 Kings, 8:60)
Turn to Me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. (Isaiah, 45:22)
This is what the Lord says... "Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other God." (Isaiah, 45:14)
... The Lord our God, the Lord is one. (Deuteronomy, 6:4)
... O Lord; no deeds can compare with Yours. All the nations You have made will come and worship before You, O Lord; they will bring glory to Your name. For You are great and do marvelous deeds; You alone are God. (Psalms, 86:8-10)
O Lord... You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. (Isaiah, 37:16)
... All kingdoms on earth may know that You alone, O Lord, are God. (Isaiah, 37:20)
This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, Who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, Who has made all things, Who alone stretched out the heavens, Who spread out the earth by Myself. (Isaiah, 44:24)
Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him. (Isaiah, 64:4)
For this is what the Lord says—He Who created the heavens, He is God; He Who fashioned and made the earth, He founded it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited—He says: "I am the Lord, and there is no other." (Isaiah, 45:18)
... Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no god apart from Me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but Me. (Isaiah, 45:21)
See now that I Myself am He! There is no god besides Me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal... (Deuteronomy, 32:39)
... You may know there is no one like the Lord our God. (Exodus, 8:10)
O Lord... there is no god like You in heaven above or on earth below... (1 Kings, 8:23; 2 Chronicles, 6:14)
Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, "Lord, there is no one like You to help the powerless against the mighty..." (2 Chronicles, 14:11)
I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from Me there is no savior. (Isaiah, 43:11)
There is no one like You, O Lord, and there is no god but You,as we have heard with our own ears. (1 Chronicles, 17:20; 2 Samuel, 7:22)
There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides You; there is no strength like our God. (1 Samuel, 2:2)
For You are great and do marvelous deeds; You alone are God.(Psalms, 86:10)
You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship You. (Nehemiah, 9:6)
They will say of Me, "In the Lord alone are righteousness and strength."... (Isaiah, 45:24)
You were shown these things so that you might know that the Lord is God; besides Him there is no other. (Deuteronomy, 4:35)
... Is there any god besides Me? No, there is no other strong one; I know not one. (Isaiah, 44:8)
God's Being Eternal and Infinite
This is what the Lord says—I am the first and I am the last; apart from Me there is no god. (Isaiah, 44:6)
Who has done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord—with the first of them and with the last—I am He.(Isaiah, 41:4)
O Lord, are You not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One... (Habakkuk 1:12)
I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere Him. (Ecclesiastes, 3:14)
Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. (Psalms, 90:2)
Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever... (Psalms, 45:6)
For this is what the high and lofty One says—He Who lives forever, Whose name is holy... (Isaiah, 57:15)
Daniel answered and said: "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are His." (Daniel, 2:20)
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes, 3:11)
... For He is the living God and He endures forever... His dominion will never end. (Daniel, 6:26)
Praise be to the Lord... from everlasting to everlasting... (1 Chronicles, 16:36)
But You, O Lord, are exalted forever. (Psalms, 92:8)
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever. (Isaiah, 40:8)
God, the Creator of All Things
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. (Genesis, 1:1-3)
And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. (Genesis, 1:6-7)
And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. (Genesis, 1:9)
Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds... (Genesis, 1:11-12)
And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. (Genesis, 1:14-16)
... I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, and have taken an oath. (Genesis, 14:22)
And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems... (Genesis, 1:20-21)
And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds... (Genesis, 1:24-25)
Then God said, "Let us make man... and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man... He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis, 1:26-27)
Who among the gods is like You, O Lord? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? (Exodus, 15:11)
Is He not... your Creator, Who made you and formed you? (Deuteronomy, 32:6)
Ears that hear and eyes that see—the Lord has made them both. (Proverbs, 20:12)
... He abandoned the God Who made him... (Deuteronomy, 32:15)
... You forgot the God Who gave you birth. (Deuteronomy, 32:18)
... God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. (Genesis, 14:19)
For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. (1 Chronicles, 16:26)
He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south. (Job, 9:9)
Did not He Who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers? (Job, 31:15)
He Who forms the hearts of all, Who considers everything they do. (Psalms, 33:15)
... Who alone does marvelous deeds. (Psalms, 72:18)
It was You Who set all the boundaries of the earth; You made both summer and winter. (Psalms, 74:17)
You are the God Who performs miracles; You display Your power... (Psalms, 77:14)
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. (Psalms, 95:6)
For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. (Psalms, 96:5)
Know that the Lord is God. It is He Who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. (Psalms, 100:3)
May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalms, 115:15)
My help comes from the Lord the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalms, 121:2)
Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalms, 124:8)
The Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. (Psalms, 146:6)
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. (Ecclesiastes, 11:5)
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. (Isaiah, 40:28)
But now, this is what the Lord says—He Who created you... He Who formed you... (Isaiah, 43:1)
This is what the Lord says—He Who made you, Who formed you in the womb, and Who will help you... (Isaiah, 44:2)
This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, Who formed you in the womb: Who has made all things, Who alone stretched out the heavens, Who spread out the earth by Myself... (Isaiah, 44:24)
I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things. (Isaiah, 45:7)
... that you forget the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth... (Isaiah, 51:13)
But God made the earth by His power; He founded the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. (Jeremiah, 10:12)
This is what the Lord says, He Who made the earth, the Lord Who formed it and established it—the Lord is His name. (Jeremiah, 33:2)
He Who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals His thoughts to man, He Who turns dawn to darkness, and treads the high places of the earth—the Lord God Almighty is His name. (Amos, 4:13)
He Who made the Pleiades and Orion, Who turns blackness into dawn and darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land—the Lord is His name. (Amos, 5:8)
... I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, Who made the sea and the land. (Jonah, 1:9)
You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship You. (Nehemiah, 9:6)
God the All-Seeing, All-Hearing and Omniscient
You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O Lord. (Psalms, 139:2-4)
Does He Who implanted the ear not hear? Does He Who formed the eye not see? (Psalms, 94:9)
Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God Who knows... (1 Samuel, 2:3)
But You, O God, do see trouble and grief; You consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless. (Psalms, 10:14)
I obey Your precepts and Your statutes, for all my ways are known to You. (Psalms, 119:168)
In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You and wait in expectation. (Psalms, 5:3)
You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; You encourage them, and You listen to their cry. (Psalms, 10:17)
... since You know his heart [for You alone know the hearts of all men]. (1 Kings, 8:39)
All my longings lie open before You, O Lord; my sighing is not hidden from You. (Psalms, 38:9)
... It is You Who know my way. (Psalms, 142:3)
Yet You know me, O Lord; You see me and test my thoughts about You... (Jeremiah, 12:3)
... What passes my lips is open before You. (Jeremiah, 17:16)
... [They said,] "God is with you in everything you do". (Genesis, 21:22)
And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. (1 Chronicles, 28:9)
... Even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me. (Genesis, 31:50)
He [God] changes times and seasons; He sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness... (Daniel, 2:21-22)
You know my folly, O God; my guilt is not hidden from You. (Psalms, 69:5)
My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth. (Psalms, 139:15)
You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar... You are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O Lord... (Psalms, 139:2-5)
For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing... (Ecclesiastes, 12:14)
God, the Only Power and Will
The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power... (Job, 37:23)
The Lord sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. (1 Samuel, 2:7)
Daniel answered and said: "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are His. He changes times and seasons; He sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him." (Daniel, 2:20-22)
... The Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me and be blameless." (Genesis, 17:1)
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples. (Genesis, 28:3)
And God said to him, "I am God Almighty..." (Genesis, 35:11)
And may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man... (Genesis, 43:14)
But if you will look to God and plead with the Almighty. (Job, 8:5)
In His hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all humanity. (Job, 12:10)
To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His. (Job, 12:13)
But remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you the ability to produce wealth... (Deuteronomy, 8:18)
What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released. If He holds back the waters, there is drought; if He lets them loose, they devastate the land. To Him belong strength and victory... He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light. He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and disperses them. (Job, 12:14-16; 22-23)
O Sovereign Lord... For what God is there in heaven or on earth Who can do the deeds and mighty works You do? (Deuteronomy, 3:24)
Then Job... : "I know that You can do all things; no plan of Yours can be thwarted." (Job, 42:1-2)
No one is like You, O Lord; You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. (Jeremiah, 10:6)
He Who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals His thoughts to man, He Who turns dawn to darkness... the Lord God Almighty is His name. (Amos, 4:13)
He Who made the Pleiades and Orion, Who turns blackness into dawn and darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land—the Lord is His name. (Amos, 5:8)
God's Bestowal of the Human Soul
But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. (Job, 32:8)
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. (Job, 33:4)
Remember Him before... the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God Who gave it. (Ecclesiastes, 12:7)
This is what God the Lord says—He Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, Who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it. (Isaiah, 42:5)
This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: "I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life." (Ezekiel, 37:5)
I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord. (Ezekiel, 37:6)
But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord. (Micah, 3:8)
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit in you and move you to follow My decrees and be careful to keep My laws. (Ezekiel 36:26-27)
God, the Infinitely Just
So listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do evil, from the Almighty to do wrong. (Job, 34:10)
It is unthinkable that God would do wrong, that the Almighty would pervert justice. (Job, 34:12)
The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in His justice and great righteousness, He does not oppress. (Job, 37:23)
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. (Psalms, 103:6)
The Lord is exalted... will fill... with justice and righteousness. (Isaiah, 33:5)
Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that man gets justice. (Proverbs, 29:26)
... His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God Who does no wrong, upright and just is He. (Deuteronomy, 32:4)
... The Lord is upright... and there is no wickedness in Him. (Psalms, 92:15)
For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity... (Isaiah, 61:8)
But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear Him, and His righteousness with their children's children. [For those who abide by, are loyal to, God's commandments.]. (Psalms, 103:17-18)
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him! (Isaiah, 30:18)
... His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God Who does no wrong, upright and just is He. (Deuteronomy, 32:4)
In all that has happened to us, You have been just; You have acted faithfully, while we did wrong. (Nehemiah, 9:33)
... Everlasting joy will be theirs. For I, the Lord, love justice ...(Isaiah, 61:7-8)
This is what the Lord says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, Who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the Lord. (Yeremiah, 9:23-24)
But, O Lord Almighty, You Who judge righteously and test the heart and mind... for to You I have committed my cause. (Jeremiah, 11:20)
But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by His justice... (Isaiah, 5:16)
Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true. (Psalms, 119:142)
I will sing of Your love and justice; to You, O Lord, I will sing praise. (Psalms, 101:1)
Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns." The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity... He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His truth. (Psalms, 96:10-13)
In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in Your righteousness. (Psalms, 31:1)
The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His unfailing love. (Psalms, 33:5)
O righteous God... bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure... God is a righteous judge [judges with justice]... (Psalms, 7:9-11)
... And there is no God apart from Me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but Me. (Isaiah, 45:21)
... For the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed Him. (Daniel, 9:14)
Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. (Hosea, 14:9)
The Lord is righteous in all His ways and loving toward all He has made. (Psalms, 145:17)
I will praise You with an upright heart as I learn Your righteous laws. I will obey Your decrees... (Psalms, 119:7-8)
I know, O Lord, that Your laws are righteous... I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow Your righteous laws. (Psalms, 119:75-106)
Righteous are You, O Lord, and Your laws are right... Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true. (Psalms, 119:137-142)
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, Your justice like the great deep. O Lord, You preserve both man and beast. (Psalms, 36:6)
The works of His hands are faithful and just; all His precepts are trustworthy. They are steadfast for ever and ever, done in faithfulness and uprightness. (Psalms, 111:7-8)
The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. (Psalms, 116:5)
God, the Loving, Compassionate and All-Forgiving
But with You there is forgiveness... (Psalms, 130:4)
Perhaps... when each of them will turn from his wicked way; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin. (Jeremiah, 36:3)
The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him. (Daniel, 9:9)
You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to You. (Psalms, 86:5)
Yet He was merciful; He forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them... (Psalms, 78:38)
... [They] refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles You performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate... and abounding in love. Therefore You did not desert them. (Nehemiah, 9:17)
The Lord... abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished... (Numbers, 14:18)
... Maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished... (Exodus, 34:7)
Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. (Psalms, 103:3)
... The Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. (Psalms, 103:13)
The Lord is compassionate and gracious... abounding in love... For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him. (Psalms, 103:8, 11)
The Lord is gracious and compassionate... rich in love. The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made. (Psalms, 145:8-9)
Surely it is You Who love the people... (Deuteronomy, 33:3)
Love the Lord, all His saints! The Lord preserves the faithful, but the proud He pays back in full. (Psalms, 31:23)
You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. (Psalms, 32:7)
The Lord will protect him and preserve his life; He will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes. (Psalms, 41:2)
Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for He guards the lives of His faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. (Psalms, 97:10)
The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the simple hearted; when I was in great need, He saved me. (Psalms, 116:5-6)
The Lord will keep you from all harm—He will watch over your life. (Psalms, 121:7)
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve my life... You save me. (Psalms, 138:7)
The Lord watches over all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. (Psalms, 145:20)
The Lord watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but He frustrates the ways of the wicked. (Psalms, 146:9)
... for He guards the course of the just and protects the way of His faithful ones. (Proverbs, 2:8)
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him. (Nahum, 1:7)
He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. (Proverbs, 28:13)
He Who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. (Isaiah, 49:10)
Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts His people and will have compassion on His afflicted ones. (Isaiah, 49:13)
Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. (Isaiah, 55:7)
For men are not cast off by the Lord forever. Though He brings grief, He will show compassion, so great is His unfailing love. (Lamentations, 3:31-32)
Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. (Lamentations, 3:22)
The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His unfailing love. (Psalms, 33:5)
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. (1 Chronicles, 16:34)
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God... abounding in love and faithfulness. (Psalms, 86:15)
... "I am merciful," declares the Lord... (Jeremiah, 3:12)
The Lord is righteous in all His ways and loving toward all He has made. The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. (Psalms, 145: 17-18)
Turn to me and have mercy on me, as You always do to those who love Your name. Your compassion is great, O Lord; preserve my life according to Your laws. (Psalms, 119:132, 156)
He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate. (Psalms, 111:4)
For surely, O Lord, You bless the righteous; You surround them with Your favor as with a shield. (Psalms, 5:12)
... Lord your God loves you. (Deuteronomy, 23:5)
For great is His love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord. (Psalms, 117:2)
... He [God] is gracious and compassionate... and abounding in love... (Joel, 2: 13)
God's Being Omnipresent
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.(Joshua, 1:9)
... to God, Who has been with me wherever I have gone. (Genesis, 35:3)
... "Be strong... for I am with you," declares the Lord Almighty. (Haggai, 2:4)
Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him... (Genesis, 39:20-21)
... because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did. (Genesis, 39:23)
... O Lord... You hem me in—behind and before... (Psalms, 139:4-5)
[He] said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do." (Genesis, 21:22)
And the Lord was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook... (2 Kings, 18:7)
And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord Almighty was with him. (1 Chronicles, 11:9)
The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up... (1 Samuel, 3:19)
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with You. (Psalms 139: 17-18)
... for his God had given him rest on every side. (2 Chronicles, 20:30)
... They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side. (2 Chronicles, 15:15)
In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him. (1 Samuel, 18:14)
God, the Provider of Sustenance
Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food." (Genesis, 1:29)
And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground... I give every green plant for food. (Genesis, 1:30)
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. (Genesis, 9:3)
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing. (Deuteronomy, 10:18)
... [God] Who gives food to every creature. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of Heaven. His love endures forever. (Psalms, 136:25-26)
He covers the sky with clouds; He supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. (Psalms, 147:8-9)
... You gave them water for their thirst. For forty years You sustained them in the desert; they lacked nothing... They took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished; they reveled in Your great goodness. (Nehemiah, 9:20-21, 25)
He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate. He provides food for those who fear Him... (Psalms, 111:4-5)
God, the All-Encompassing Ruler
To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it. (Deuteronomy, 10:14)
He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth. (1 Chronicles, 16:14; Psalms, 105:7)
If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there Your hand will guide me... (Psalms, 139:8-10)
You hem me in—behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. (Psalms, 139:5)
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; You are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; You are the ruler of all things. In Your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. (1 Chronicles, 29:11-12)
He rescues and He saves; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. (Daniel, 6:27)
But God made the earth by His power; He founded the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. (Jeremiah, 10:12)
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. (Psalms, 8:1)
I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things. (Isaiah, 45:7)
The Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below. (Joshua, 2:11)
Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. (Psalms, 150:2)
His wisdom is profound, His power is vast. Who has resisted Him and come out unscathed. (Job, 9:4)
God's Being Free from All Imperfection
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms... (Deuteronomy, 33:27)
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. (Isaiah, 40:28)
