 | William Dodd - 1828 - 522 pages
...Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. — Ps. cxviii. 5. cxxx. 1. cxlii. 1, &c. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water ; he turneth it whithersoever he will. — Prov. xxi. 1. The Church, in her low condition, prays... | |
 | Religion - 1829 - 396 pages
...rest upon us. Our hope is not in vain. " By him kings reign, and princes decree justice." " The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water; and he turnethit whithersoever he will." It is his prerogative to give success or defeat to... | |
 | Joseph Fincher - Providence and government of God - 1829 - 442 pages
...loving-kindness of the Lord, in " staying his rough wind in the day of his east wind!" " The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water; he turneth it whithersoever he will."—When the set time had arrived, which had been predicted... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - Sermons, English - 1831 - 538 pages
...steps,' that even they who are acted by him cannot feel the least touch on them. For, ' the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of waters; he turneth it wheresoever he will ;' that is, by secret pipes, by obscure channels, God conveyeth the... | |
 | John Kendall - Christianity - 1831 - 410 pages
...influence of nature itself loses its sway, where it has all right to rule and govern ; but even the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as " the rivers of waters he lurneth it whithersoever he will." I was pleased to hear thou wast out on church service. I am persuaded... | |
 | Tresham Dames Gregg - 1832 - 114 pages
...view, every thing else would follow as a matter of course. And let us recollect that •' the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of waters he turneth it whithersoever he will." But how shall he be brought to take these views? This brings... | |
 | William Jay - Calendars - 1832 - 704 pages
...agency of God, and which we may call providential. Solomon alludes to it when he says, " The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water : he tumeth it whithersoever he will." The husbandman can form a new channel for the water, and... | |
 | Charles Lambert Coghlan - 1832 - 486 pages
...man's ways please the Ixird, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Pr. xvi. 7- The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water : he turneth it whithersoever he will. Pr. xxi. 1. Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth ;... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin - Congregational churches - 1833 - 230 pages
...motives could I have urged; more than I have done 1 But the Sovereign Efficient Cause says, "The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water : he turneth it whithersoever he will." The Moral Governour says, "The Lord — is long suffering,... | |
 | Sarah Austin - 1833 - 322 pages
...thoughts. 8 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts. 9 The heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he Trill. . 10 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing... | |
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The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. 
