100 Bible Verses About Power

But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.

I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.

Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, the sons of Saul.

And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!

God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.

He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.

And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.

Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.

Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.

To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.