Psalms 33:18

Wycliffe Bible

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

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;

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 Blessid is the folk, whose Lord is his God; the puple which he chees into eritage to hym silf. ¹³ The Lord bihelde fro heuene; he siy alle the sones of men. ¹⁴ Fro his dwellyng place maad redi bifor; he bihelde on alle men, that enhabiten the erthe. ¹⁵ Which made syngulerli the soules of hem; which vndurstondith all the werkis of hem. ¹⁶ A kyng is not sauyd bi myche vertu; and a giaunt schal not be sauyd in the mychilnesse of his vertu. ¹⁷ An hors is false to helthe; forsothe he schal not be sauyd in the habundaunce, `ether plentee, of his vertu. ¹⁸ Lo! the iyen of the Lord ben on men dredynge hym; and in hem that hopen on his merci. ¹⁹ That he delyuere her soules fro deth; and feede hem in hungur. ²⁰ Oure soule suffreth the Lord; for he is oure helpere and defendere. ²¹ For oure herte schal be glad in him; and we schulen haue hope in his hooli 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
and whanne Isaac was of fourti yeer, he weddide a wijf, Rebecca, douyter of Batuel, of Sirie of Mesopotanye, the sistir of Laban.

Genesis 28:2
and walke forth in to Mesopotanye of Sirie, to the hows of Batuel, fadir of thi modir, and take to thee of thennus a wijf of the douytris of Laban, thin vncle.

Genesis 33:6
And the handmaydis and her sones neiyeden, and weren bowid.

Genesis 33:7
Also Lya neiyede with hir fre children; and whanne thei hadden worschipid in lijk maner, Joseph and Rachel the laste worschipeden.

Genesis 35:9
Forsothe God apperide eft to Jacob, aftir that he turnede ayen fro Mesopotanye of Sirie, and cam into Bethel, and blesside hym,

Genesis 46:15
These ben the sones of Lia, whiche sche childide in Mesopotanye of Sirie, with Dyna, hir douyter; alle the soules of hise sones and douytris, thre and thretti.

Joshua 24:1
And Josue gaderide alle the lynagis of Israel in to Sechem; and he clepide the grettere men in birthe, and the princes, and iugis, and maistris; and thei stoden in the siyt of the Lord.

Judges 9:1
Forsothe Abymelech, the sone of Gerobaal, yede in to Sichem to the britheren of his modir; and he spak to hem, and to al the kynrede of `the hows of his modir, and seide,

John 3:23
And Joon was baptisinge in Ennon, bisidis Salym, for many watris weren there; and thei camen, and weren baptisid.

John 4:5
Therfor Jhesus cam in to a citee of Samarie, that is seid Sicar, bisidis the place, that Jacob yaf to Joseph, his sone.

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."