Psalms 33:18

Good News Translation

The Lord watches over those who obey him, those who trust in his constant love.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But look, the Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him—those who depend on his faithful love

Hebrew Names Version
Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, On those who hope in his lovingkindness;

King James Version
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

English Standard Version
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,

New Century Version
But the Lord looks after those who fear him, those who put their hope in his love.

New English Translation
Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness

Amplified Bible
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,

New American Standard Bible
Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who wait for His faithfulness,

World English Bible
Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him, On those who hope in his lovingkindness;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Beholde, the eye of the Lorde is vpon them that feare him, and vpon them, yt trust in his mercie,

Legacy Standard Bible
Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear Him,On those who wait for His lovingkindness,

Berean Standard Bible
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

Contemporary English Version
But the Lord watches over all who honor him and trust his kindness.

Complete Jewish Bible
But Adonai 's eyes watch over those who fear him, over those who wait for his grace

Darby Translation
Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord watches over his followers, those who wait for him to show his faithful love.

George Lamsa Translation
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon the righteous, upon them that hope in his mercy

Lexham English Bible
Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him, on those who hope for his loyal love

Literal Translation
Behold the eye of Jehovah is to those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, the eye of the LORDE loketh vnto them that feare him, & put their trust in his mercy.

American Standard Version
Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;

Bible in Basic English
See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Behold, the eye of the LORD is toward them that fear Him, toward them that wait for His mercy;

King James Version (1611)
Behold, the eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him: vpon them that hope in his mercy:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde, the eye of God is vpon them that feare hym: and vpon them that wayteth after his mercy.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him, those that hope in his mercy;

English Revised Version
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lo! the iyen of the Lord ben on men dredynge hym; and in hem that hopen on his merci.

Update Bible Version
Look, the eye of Yahweh is on those that fear him, On those that hope in his loving-kindness;

Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, the eye of the LORD [is] upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

New King James Version
Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,

New Living Translation
But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.

New Life Bible
See, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, and on those who hope for His loving-kindness,

New Revised Standard
Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(32-18) Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy.

Revised Standard Version
Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

THE MESSAGE
Watch this: God's eye is on those who respect him, the ones who are looking for his love. He's ready to come to their rescue in bad times; in lean times he keeps body and soul together.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

Contextual Overview

¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord ; happy are the people he has chosen for his own! ¹³ The Lord looks down from heaven and sees all of us humans. ¹⁴ From where he rules, he looks down on all who live on earth. ¹⁵ He forms all their thoughts and knows everything they do. ¹⁶ A king does not win because of his powerful army; a soldier does not triumph because of his strength. ¹⁷ War horses are useless for victory; their great strength cannot save. ¹⁸ The Lord watches over those who obey him, those who trust in his constant love. ¹⁹ He saves them from death; he keeps them alive in times of famine. ²⁰ We put our hope in the Lord ; he is our protector and our help. ²¹ We are glad because of him; we trust in his holy name.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the eye: Psalms 34:15-20, Psalms 147:11, Job 36:7, 1 Peter 3:12

hope: Psalms 13:5, Psalms 52:8, Romans 4:4-8, Hebrews 6:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 7:1 - thee Deuteronomy 11:12 - the eyes Judges 18:6 - before Ezra 5:5 - But the eye Ezra 8:22 - The hand Psalms 11:7 - his Psalms 32:8 - I will guide Psalms 58:11 - verily he Psalms 115:11 - General Psalms 132:15 - I will satisfy Proverbs 19:23 - fear Proverbs 21:31 - horse Isaiah 33:16 - bread Jeremiah 37:21 - and that Jeremiah 39:18 - because Lamentations 3:24 - therefore Ezekiel 14:20 - by Daniel 3:28 - that trusted Malachi 3:16 - that feared Matthew 6:11 - General Acts 12:11 - and hath Romans 8:24 - saved

Cross-References

Genesis 25:20
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebecca, the daughter of Bethuel (an Aramean from Mesopotamia) and sister of Laban.

Genesis 28:2
Go instead to Mesopotamia, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban's daughters.

Genesis 33:6
Then the concubines came up with their children and bowed down;

Genesis 33:7
then Leah and her children came, and last of all Joseph and Rachel came and bowed down.

Genesis 35:9
When Jacob returned from Mesopotamia, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

Genesis 46:15
These are the sons that Leah had borne to Jacob in Mesopotamia, besides his daughter Dinah. In all, his descendants by Leah numbered thirty-three.

Joshua 24:1
Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem. He called the elders, the leaders, the judges, and the officers of Israel, and they came into the presence of God.

Judges 9:1
Gideon's son Abimelech went to the town of Shechem, where all his mother's relatives lived, and told them

John 3:23
John also was baptizing in Aenon, not far from Salim, because there was plenty of water in that place. People were going to him, and he was baptizing them.

John 4:5
In Samaria he came to a town named Sychar, which was not far from the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold, the eye of the Lord [is] upon them that fear him,.... Not with dread of his wrath, or distrust of his grace, or for sinister ends and selfish views, but with a godly fear; by which men hate evil, depart from it, are careful not to offend God by it, but to serve and worship him; on such is not only his eye of Providence to protect from danger, to supply with the necessaries of life, but of love and grace; he looks upon them with delight and pleasure; his eye is upon them to watch over them for good, to guard them from every enemy, and from all evil, and to communicate to them every needful measure of grace;

upon them that hope in his mercy; not his absolute mercy, but his special mercy in Christ; which appears in the provision of him as a Saviour, in the mission of him into this world, and redemption by him; and is displayed in regeneration, the pardon of sin, and eternal life: and such that hope in it are they that see themselves miserable creatures, and in need of it; and who are encouraged to hope in it from the plenty and abundance of it in the heart of God; and from the many instances of it among men, and even some the chief of sinners; and they do hope in it for the forgiveness of their sins, and for salvation and eternal glory; and on these the eye of the Lord is, as before,

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him - He watches over them, and “he” guards them from danger. His eye is, in fact, upon all men; but it is directed with special attention to those who fear him and trust in him. Their security is in the fact that the eye of God is upon them; that he knows their wants; that he sees their dangers; that he has ample ability to deliver and save them.

Upon them that hope in his mercy - Upon the pious; upon his friends. The expression is a very beautiful one. It describes the true state of a pious heart; it in fact characterizes the whole of religion, for we imply all that there is in religion on earth when we say of a man, that - conscious of his weakness and sinfulness - “he hopes in the mercy of God.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 33:18. Behold, the eye of the Lord — Though all the above are unavailing, yet here is one thing that can never fail; "the eye of the Lord"-the watchful providence of the Most High, "is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy."