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26 The Sovereignty of God
Psalm 121:2 and Isaiah 51:12–13 fit together with many other passages
that confirm God’s continued involvement with the world:
You [God] cause the grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for man to cultivate. (Ps. 104:14)
From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. (104:13)
You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the beasts of the forest creep about. (104:20)
These [animals] all look to you,
to give them their food in due season.
When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.
When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground. (104:27–30)
For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.
He makes peace in your borders;
he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
He sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
He gives snow like wool;
he scatters frost like ashes.
He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his cold?
He sends out his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and rules to Israel. (147:13–19)
We also find summary statements that affirm God’s universal control over
what happens: