Psalms 33:18

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.

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

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

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,

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

¹³From high in the skies God looks around, he sees all Adam's brood. From where he sits he overlooks all us earth-dwellers. He has shaped each person in turn; now he watches everything we do. ¹⁶No king succeeds with a big army alone, no warrior wins by brute strength. Horsepower is not the answer; no one gets by on muscle alone. ¹⁸Watch 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. ²⁰We're depending on God ; he's everything we need. What's more, our hearts brim with joy since we've taken for our own his holy name. Love us, God , with all you've got— that's what we're depending on.

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 33:6
Then the maidservants came up with their children and bowed; then Leah and her children, also bowing; and finally, Joseph and Rachel came up and bowed to Esau.

Genesis 35:9
God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: "Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that's your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler)."

Genesis 46:15
These are the sons that Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram. There was also his daughter Dinah. Altogether, sons and daughters, they numbered thirty-three.

Joshua 24:1
Joshua called together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He called in the elders, chiefs, judges, and officers. They presented themselves before G od. Then Joshua addressed all the people: "This is what God , the God of Israel, says: A long time ago your ancestors, Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor, lived to the east of the River Euphrates. They worshiped other gods. I took your ancestor Abraham from the far side of The River. I led him all over the land of Canaan and multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac. Then I gave Isaac Jacob and Esau. I let Esau have the mountains of Seir as home, but Jacob and his sons ended up in Egypt. I sent Moses and Aaron. I hit Egypt hard with plagues and then led you out of there. I brought your ancestors out of Egypt. You came to the sea, the Egyptians in hot pursuit with chariots and cavalry, to the very edge of the Red Sea! "Then they cried out for help to God . He put a cloud between you and the Egyptians and then let the sea loose on them. It drowned them. "You watched the whole thing with your own eyes, what I did to Egypt. And then you lived in the wilderness for a long time. I brought you to the country of the Amorites, who lived east of the Jordan, and they fought you. But I fought for you and you took their land. I destroyed them for you. Then Balak son of Zippor made his appearance. He was the king of Moab. He got ready to fight Israel by sending for Balaam son of Beor to come and curse you. But I wouldn't listen to Balaam—he ended up blessing you over and over! I saved you from him. "You then crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The Jericho leaders ganged up on you as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, but I turned them over to you. "I sent the Hornet ahead of you. It drove out the two Amorite kings—did your work for you. You didn't have to do a thing, not so much as raise a finger. "I handed you a land for which you did not work, towns you did not build. And here you are now living in them and eating from vineyards and olive groves you did not plant. "So now: Fear God . Worship him in total commitment. Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshiped on the far side of The River (the Euphrates) and in Egypt. You, worship God . "If you decide that it's a bad thing to worship God , then choose a god you'd rather serve—and do it today. Choose one of the gods your ancestors worshiped from the country beyond The River, or one of the gods of the Amorites, on whose land you're now living. As for me and my family, we'll worship God ." The people answered, "We'd never forsake God ! Never! We'd never leave God to worship other gods. " God is our God! He brought up our ancestors from Egypt and from slave conditions. He did all those great signs while we watched. He has kept his eye on us all along the roads we've traveled and among the nations we've passed through. Just for us he drove out all the nations, Amorites and all, who lived in the land. "Count us in: We too are going to worship God . He's our God." Then Joshua told the people: "You can't do it; you're not able to worship God . He is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He won't put up with your fooling around and sinning. When you leave God and take up the worship of foreign gods, he'll turn right around and come down on you hard. He'll put an end to you—and after all the good he has done for you!" But the people told Joshua: "No! No! We worship God !" And so Joshua addressed the people: "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen God for yourselves—to worship him." And they said, "We are witnesses." Joshua said, "Now get rid of all the foreign gods you have with you. Say an unqualified Yes to God , the God of Israel." The people answered Joshua, "We will worship God . What he says, we'll do." Joshua completed a Covenant for the people that day there at Shechem. He made it official, spelling it out in detail. Joshua wrote out all the directions and regulations into the Book of The Revelation of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up under the oak that was in the holy place of God . Joshua spoke to all the people: "This stone is a witness against us. It has heard every word that God has said to us. It is a standing witness against you lest you cheat on your God." Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to his own place of inheritance. After all this, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of God , died. He was 110 years old. They buried him in the land of his inheritance at Timnath Serah in the mountains of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

Judges 9:1
Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to his uncles and all his mother's relatives and said to them, "Ask all the leading men of Shechem, ‘What do you think is best, that seventy men rule you—all those sons of Jerub-Baal—or that one man rule? You'll remember that I am your own flesh and blood.'"

Acts 7:16
Stephen, Full of the Holy Spirit Then the Chief Priest said, "What do you have to say for yourself?" Stephen replied, "Friends, fathers, and brothers, the God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was still in Mesopotamia, before the move to Haran, and told him, ‘Leave your country and family and go to the land I'll show you.' "So he left the country of the Chaldees and moved to Haran. After the death of his father, he immigrated to this country where you now live, but God gave him nothing, not so much as a foothold. He did promise to give the country to him and his son later on, even though Abraham had no son at the time. God let him know that his offspring would move to an alien country where they would be enslaved and brutalized for four hundred years. ‘But,' God said, ‘I will step in and take care of those slaveholders and bring my people out so they can worship me in this place.' "Then he made a covenant with him and signed it in Abraham's flesh by circumcision. When Abraham had his son Isaac, within eight days he reproduced the sign of circumcision in him. Isaac became father of Jacob, and Jacob father of twelve ‘fathers,' each faithfully passing on the covenant sign. "But then those ‘fathers,' burning up with jealousy, sent Joseph off to Egypt as a slave. God was right there with him, though—he not only rescued him from all his troubles but brought him to the attention of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He was so impressed with Joseph that he put him in charge of the whole country, including his own personal affairs. "Later a famine descended on that entire region, stretching from Egypt to Canaan, bringing terrific hardship. Our hungry fathers looked high and low for food, but the cupboard was bare. Jacob heard there was food in Egypt and sent our fathers to scout it out. Having confirmed the report, they went back to Egypt a second time to get food. On that visit, Joseph revealed his true identity to his brothers and introduced the Jacob family to Pharaoh. Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and everyone else in the family, seventy-five in all. That's how the Jacob family got to Egypt. "Jacob died, and our fathers after him. They were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb for which Abraham paid a good price to the sons of Hamor.

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."