James Polk

"Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public good. The gratitude of the nation to the Sovereign Arbiter of All Human Events should be commensurate with the boundless blessings which we enjoy." --{4th Annual Message to Congress; December 5, 1848}

"Under the blessings of Divine Providence ... It becomes us in humility to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored."--{1st Annual Message to Congress; December 2, 1845}

"I now commend you, fellow-citizens, to the guidance of Almighty God, with a full reliance on His merciful providence for the maintenance of our free institutions, and with an earnest supplication that whatever errors it may be my lot to commit in discharging the arduous duties which have devolved on me will find a remedy in the harmony and wisdom of your counsels."
{James Polk quoting Andrew Jackson in his 1st Annual Message to Congress; December 2, 1845}
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President Polk quotes the Bible during conversation

Mrs. Polk was extremely popular. " Madam," said a prominent South Carolinian, at one of her receptions, "there is a woe pronounced against you in the Bible." On her inquiring his meaning, [Mr. Polk] added: "The Bible says, ' Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you.'" [Luke 6:26]--{1887 Appletons' Encyclopedia}

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