God’s Word Translation
Psalms 33:15
15The one who formed their hearts understands everything they do.
Psalms 33:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
- New International Version (NIV)he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He fashions their hearts individually; He considers all their works.
Context of Psalms 33:15
13The Lord looks down from heaven. He sees all of Adam’s descendants. 14From the place where he sits enthroned, he looks down upon all who live on earth. The one who formed their hearts understands everything they do. 16No king achieves a victory with a large army. No warrior rescues himself by his own great strength. 17Horses are not a guarantee for victory. Their great strength cannot help someone escape.
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:15 word by word
הַיֹּצֵ֣ר יַ֣חַד לִבָּ֑ם הַ֝מֵּבִ֗ין אֶל־כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 33:15
- Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord is the maker of them all.
- Proverbs 27:19As a face is reflected in water, so a person is reflected by his heart.
- Ecclesiastes 7:29I have found only this: God made people decent, but they looked for many ways ⌞to avoid being decent⌟.”
- Isaiah 64:8But now, Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. We are the work of your hands.
- Acts 17:26From one man he has made every nation of humanity to live all over the earth. He has given them the seasons of the year and the boundaries within which to live.
- Psalms 44:21wouldn’t God find out, since he knows the secrets in our hearts?
- Job 11:11He knows who the scoundrels are. And when he sees sin, doesn’t he pay attention to it?
- Job 34:21God’s eyes are on a person’s ways. He sees all his steps.
- Proverbs 24:12When you say, “We didn’t know this,” won’t the one who weighs hearts take note of it? Won’t the one who guards your soul know it? Won’t he pay back people for what they do?
- Jeremiah 32:19You make wise plans and do mighty things. You see everything the descendants of Adam do. You reward them for the way they live and for what they do.
- Hosea 7:2They don’t realize that I remember all the evil things they’ve done. Now their sins surround them. Their sins are in my presence.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore, don’t judge anything before the appointed time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will also bring to light what is hidden in the dark and reveal people’s motives. Then each person will receive praise from God.
Commentaries on Psalms 33:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15He fashioneth their hearts alike - He forms their hearts in unity; he has formed them alike; they are all the works of his hands: and he has formed them with the same powers, faculties, passions, etc.; body and spirit having the same essential properties in every human being.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15He fashioneth their hearts alike - That is, one as well as another; or, one as really as another. No one is exempt from his control, or from all that is implied in the word “fashioneth.” The meaning is not that their hearts are made to “resemble” each other, or to be “like” each other, whether in goodness or in wickedness - but that all alike “are” made by him. The idea in the word “fashioneth” here is not that of “creating,” in the sense that He “makes”…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 All the motions and operations of the souls of men, which no mortals know but themselves, God knows better than they do. Their hearts, as well as their times, are all in his hand; he formed the spirit of each man within him. All the powers of the creature depend upon him, and are of no account, of no avail at all, without him. If we make God's favour sure towards us, then we need not fear whatever is against us. We are to give to him the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-19From the heavens, the Lord searches out and cares for anyone who fears him (see Psalm 14:2–3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1912-19. The inference from the foregoing in Psa 33:12 is illustrated by God's special providence, underlying which is His minute knowledge of all men.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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