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Psalms 33:13
13The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.
Psalms 33:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
- New International Version (NIV)From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind;
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man;
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
Context of Psalms 33:13
11But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken. 12What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race. 14From his throne he observes all who live on the earth. 15He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do.
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:13 word by word
מִ֭שָּׁמַיִם הִבִּ֣יט יְהוָ֑ה רָ֝אָ֗ה אֶֽת־כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 33:13
- Psalms 11:4But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.
- Psalms 14:2The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.
- Psalms 102:19Tell them the Lord looked down from his heavenly sanctuary. He looked down to earth from heaven
- Genesis 6:12God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”
- Job 28:24for he looks throughout the whole earth and sees everything under the heavens.
- Proverbs 15:3The Lord is watching everywhere, keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.
- Lamentations 3:50until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees.
- Psalms 53:2God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.
- Jeremiah 23:23Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the Lord. “No, I am far away at the same time.
- Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
Commentaries on Psalms 33:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The Lord looketh from heaven - This and the following verse seem to refer to God's providence. He sees all that is done in the earth, and his eye is on all the children of men.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The Lord looketh from heaven - heaven is represented as his abode or dwelling; and from that place he is represented as looking down upon all the nations of the earth. The meaning here is, that he sees all that dwell upon the earth, and that, therefore, all that worship him are under his eye. He knows their wants, and he will watch over them to protect them. It is not merely to the abstract truth that God sees all who dwell upon the earth that the…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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