1  The plans of the heart belong to man,

but ^lthe answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

4  ^pThe Lord has made everything for its purpose,

even ^qthe wicked for the day of trouble.

9  ^yThe heart of man plans his way,

but ^zthe Lord establishes his steps.

33  ^kThe lot is cast into the lap,

but its every decision is ^lfrom the Lord.

1  The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;

he ^yturns it wherever he will.

1  Thus says the Lord to ^phis anointed, to Cyrus,

^qwhose right hand I have grasped,

to subdue nations before him

and ^rto loose the belts of kings,

to open doors before him

that gates may not be closed:

2  “I will go before you

and ^slevel the exalted places,¹

^tI will break in pieces the doors of bronze

and cut through the bars of iron,

3  ^uI will give you the treasures of darkness

and the hoards in secret places,

that you may know that it is I, the Lord,

the God of Israel, ^vwho call you by your name.

4  For the sake of my servant Jacob,

and Israel my chosen,

^vI call you by your name,

^wI name you, though you do not know me.

5  ^xI am the Lord, and there is no other,

besides me there is no God;

^yI equip you, though you do not know me,

6  ^zthat people may know, from the rising of the sun

and from the west, that there is none besides me;

I am the Lord, and there is no other.

7  I form light and create darkness;

I make well-being and ^acreate calamity;

I am the Lord, who does all these things.