Psalms 33:18

New Century Version

But the Lord looks after those who fear him, those who put their hope in his 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 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,

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 , the people he chose for his very own. ¹³ The Lord looks down from heaven and sees every person. ¹⁴ From his throne he watches all who live on earth. ¹⁵ He made their hearts and understands everything they do. ¹⁶ No king is saved by his great army. No warrior escapes by his great strength. ¹⁷ Horses can't bring victory; they can't save by their strength. ¹⁸ But the Lord looks after those who fear him, those who put their hope in his love. ¹⁹ He saves them from death and spares their lives in times of hunger. ²⁰ So our hope is in the Lord . He is our help, our shield to protect us. ²¹ We rejoice in him, because we trust 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
When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, who came from Northwest Mesopotamia. She was Bethuel's daughter and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

Genesis 28:2
Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, in Northwest Mesopotamia. Laban, your mother's brother, lives there. Marry one of his daughters.

Genesis 33:6
Then the two slave girls and their children came up to Esau and bowed down flat on the earth before him.

Genesis 33:7
Leah and her children also came up to Esau and also bowed down flat on the earth. Last of all, Joseph and Rachel came up to Esau, and they, too, bowed down flat before him.

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

Genesis 46:15
These are the sons of Leah and Jacob born in Northwest Mesopotamia, in addition to his daughter Dinah. There were thirty-three persons in this part of Jacob's family.

Joshua 24:1
Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem. He called the elders, heads of families, judges, and officers of Israel to stand before God.

Judges 9:1
Abimelech son of Gideon went to his uncles in the city of Shechem. He said to his uncles and all of his mother's family group,

John 3:23
John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were going there to be baptized.

John 4:5
In Samaria Jesus came to the town called Sychar, which is near the field Jacob gave 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."