the governors.

Zechariah 12:6
On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the residents of Jerusalem remain secure in Jerusalem.

Judges 5:9
My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!

Isaiah 1:10, 23, 26
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! . . .

Isaiah 29:10
For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep; He has shut your eyes, O prophets, and covered your heads, O seers.

Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.

Isaiah 60:17
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.

Jeremiah 30:21
Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me? declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 33:26
then I would also reject the seed of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and have compassion on them."

Ezekiel 45:8, 9
This land will be his possession in Israel. And My princes will no longer oppress My people, but will give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes. . . .

The inhabitants, etc.

Zechariah 10:6, 12
I will strengthen the house of Judah and deliver the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them. . . .

Psalm 18:32, 39
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way blameless. . . .

Psalm 20:6, 7
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. . . .

Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Psalm 68:34, 35
Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies. . . .

Psalm 118:10-14
All the nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off. . . .

Psalm 144:1
Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

Isaiah 28:6
a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

Isaiah 41:10-16
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness. . . .

Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

2 Corinthians 12:9, 10
But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. . . .