- The king's:
- "The preparationsª of the heartª in man,ª and the answerª of the tongue,ª [is] from the LORD.ª¹" {Prv 16:1} + "A man'sª heartª devisethª° his way:ª but the LORDª directethª° his steps.ª" {Prv 16:9} + "Man'sª goingsª [are] of the LORD;ª¹ how¹ can a manª then understandª° his own way?ª" {Prv 20:24} + "Blessedª° [be] the LORDª Godª of our fathers,ª which¹ hath putª° [such a thing] as this¹ in the king'sª heart,ª to beautifyª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ [is] in Jerusalem:ª ... And hath extendedª° mercyª unto¹ me beforeª the king,ª and his counsellors,ª° and before all¹ the king'sª mightyª princes.ª And I¹ was strengthenedª° as the handª of the LORDª my Godª [was] upon¹ me, and I gathered togetherª° out of Israelª¹ chief menª to go upª° with¹ me." {Ezr 7:27-28} + "O Lord,ª I beseechª thee, let now¹ thine earª be¹ attentiveª to¹ the prayerª of thy servant,ª and to¹ the prayerª of thy servants,ª who desireª to fearª°¹ thy name:ª and prosper,ª° I pray¹ thee, thy servantª this day,ª and grantª° him mercyª in the sightª of this¹ man.ª For I¹ was¹ the king'sª cupbearer.²°¹" {Neh 1:11} + "Then the kingª saidª° unto me, For¹ what¹¹ dost thou¹ make request?ª° So I prayedª° to¹ the Godª of heaven.ª" {Neh 2:4} + "He turnedª° their heartª to hateª° his people,ª to deal subtillyª° with his servants.ª" {Psa 105:25} + "He madeª° them also to be pitiedª ofª all¹ those that carried them captives.ª°" {Psa 106:46} + "And allª the inhabitantsª° of the earthª [are] reputedª° as nothing:ª and he doethª° according to his willª° in the armyª of heaven,ª and [among] the inhabitantsª° of the earth:ª and noneª canª stayª° his hand,ª or sayª° unto him, Whatª doestª° thou?" {Dan 4:35} + "Andª deliveredª° himª out ofª allª hisª afflictions,ª andª gaveª° himª favourª andª wisdomª in the sightª of Pharaohª kingª of Egypt;ª andª he madeª° himª governorª° overª Egyptª andª allª his²¹ house.ª" {Act 7:10}
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