Whatever the Lord pleases he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. This verse affirms God's universal sovereignty and power, asserting that divine will is law throughout creation. The scope of divine action (heaven, earth, seas, deeps) encompasses all realms of existence; no domain escapes God's governance. The subjunctive formulation (whatever he pleases) suggests that God acts according to volition and choice, not constraint; His will is the ultimate principle of cosmic organization. This verse establishes the theological basis for the preceding and following sections: God's choice of Israel and His mighty acts in history flow from this fundamental attribute of universal governance. The assertion of omnipotence becomes the ground upon which claims of election and covenant rest.

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