3 Do not place trust in princes, in a son of humankind with whom there is no deliverance.
4 His breath departs; he returns to his plot;* on that day his plans perish.
5 Blessed is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is on Yahweh as his God,
6 who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them, the one who keeps faith* forever,
7 who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food for the hungry. Yahweh sets prisoners free;
8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind; Yahweh raises up those bowed down; Yahweh loves the righteous;
9 Yahweh protects* the strangers. He helps up the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he ⌊thwarts⌋.*
10 Yahweh will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, ⌊throughout all generations⌋.* Praise Yah.*
Bible verses about "voting" | LEB
Psalms 146:3-10
Daniel 2:21
21 And he changes the times and the seasons, and he deposes kings and he sets up kings; he gives wisdom* to wise men and knowledge to men who know understanding.
1 Timothy 2:1-2
Deuteronomy 17:14-20
14 "When you have come to that land that Yahweh your God is giving to you and you have taken possession of it and you have settled in it, and you say, 'I will set over me a king like all the nations that are around me,'
15 indeed, you may set a king over you whom Yahweh your God will choose, from the midst of your countrymen* you must set a king over you; you are not allowed to appoint over you a man, a foreigner, who is not your countryman.*
16 Except, he may ⌊not make numerous⌋* for himself horses, and he may not allow the people to to go to Egypt ⌊in order to increase horses⌋,* for Yahweh has said to you that ⌊you may never return⌋.*
17 And he must not ⌊acquire many⌋* wives for himself, so that his heart would turn aside; and ⌊he must not accumulate silver and gold for himself excessively⌋.*
18 "⌊And then⌋* ⌊when he is sitting⌋* on the throne of his kingdom, then he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll ⌊before⌋* the Levitical priests.
19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read it* all the days of his life, so that he may learn to revere Yahweh your God by ⌊diligently observing⌋* all the word of this law and these rules,
20 so as not to exalt his heart above his countrymen* and not to turn aside from the commandment to the right or to the left, so that ⌊he may reign long over his kingdom⌋,* he and his children in the midst of Israel."
Proverbs 29:2
2 When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice, but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.
Exodus 18:17-21
17 And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, "The thing that you are doing is not good.
18 Surely you will wear out, both you and this people who are with you, because the thing is too ⌊difficult⌋* for you. You are not able to do it alone.
19 Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may God be with you. You be for the people before God, and you bring the issues to God.
20 And you warn them of the rules and the instructions, and you make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work that they must do.
21 And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of dishonest gain,* and you will appoint such men over them as commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
2 The heart of the wise inclines to his right, but the heart of the fool inclines to his left.
Romans 13:1
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except by God, and those that exist are put in place by God.
Titus 3:1-11
1 Remind them to be subject to the rulers and to the authorities, to obey, to be prepared for every good work,
2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.
3 For we also were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in wickedness and envy, despicable, hating one another.
4 But when the kindness and love for mankind of God our Savior appeared,
5 he saved us, not by deeds of righteousness that we have done, but because of his mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
6 whom he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist concerning these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people.
9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and contentions and quarrels about the law, for they are useless and fruitless.
10 Reject a divisive person after a first and second admonition,
11 knowing that such a person is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.
Romans 13:1-14
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except by God, and those that exist are put in place by God.
2 So then, the one who resists authority resists the ordinance which is from God, and those who resist will receive condemnation on themselves.
3 For rulers are not a cause of terror for a good deed, but for bad conduct. So do you want not to be afraid of authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from it,
4 for it is God's servant to you for what is good. But if you do what is bad, be afraid, because it does not bear the sword to no purpose. For it is God's servant, the one who avenges for punishment on the one who does what is bad.
5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.
6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities* are servants of God, busily engaged in this very thing.
7 Pay to everyone what is owed: pay taxes to whom taxes are due; pay customs duties to whom customs duties are due; pay respect to whom respect is due; pay honor to whom honor is due.*
8 Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another, for the one who loves someone else has fulfilled the law.
9 For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, you shall not commit murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,"* and if there is any other commandment, are summed up in this statement: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."*
10 Love does not commit evil against a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
11 And do this because you* know the time, that it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we believed.
12 The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near. Therefore let us throw off* the deeds of darkness and put on the weapons of light.
13 Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.
14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.
Deuteronomy 1:13
13 Choose for yourselves ⌊wise and discerning and knowledgeable men⌋* for each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.'