Our God is in heaven and does whatever he wills.
For great is the Lord and highly to be praised; to be feared above all gods.
But once he decides, who can contradict him? What he desires, that he does.
The Lord has set his throne in heaven; his dominion extends over all.
A song of ascents. To you I raise my eyes, to you enthroned in heaven.
Whatever the Lord desires he does in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.
The one enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord derides them,
Then the just will be glad; they will rejoice before God; they will celebrate with great joy.
At the beginning I declare the outcome; from of old, things not yet done. I say that my plan shall stand, I accomplish my every desire.
All who live on the earth are counted as nothing; he does as he wills with the powers of heaven and with those who live on the earth. There is no one who can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?”
“This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
You will say to me then, “Why [then] does he still find fault? For who can oppose his will?”
In him we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose of the One who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will,