Psalms 34:15
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
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Compare
- BSB
- The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- KJV
- The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
- WEB
- The LORD’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
- ASV
- The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.
- DARBY
- The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;
- BLB
- The eyes of YHWH [are] toward the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- ÅB
- Herrens øyne er vendt til de rettferdige,
og ørene hans til ropet deres. - OTB
- Herren vokter over de rettferdige,
Og Hans ører er oppmerksomme på deres rop. - B1930
- Herrens øine er vendt til de rettferdige, og hans ører til deres rop.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Read in contextPsalms 34:17
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Read in contextPsalms 33:18
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Read in contextJob 36:7
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Read in contextPsalms 130:2
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Read in contextPsalms 34:6
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Read in contextDaniel 9:17–23
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
Read in context2 Chronicles 6:40
Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
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