A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and a