Isaiah 41:2-4

Who raised up the righteous {man} from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made {him} rule over kings? he gave {them} as the dust to his sword, {and} as driven stubble to his bow. {the righteous...: Heb. righteousness} He pursued them, {and} passed safely; {even} by the way {that} he had not gone with his feet. {safely: Heb. in peace} Who hath wrought and done {it}, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I {am} he.