KJV King James Version
The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
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Psalm 33:13
The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
Surrounding context — Psalm 33
10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] the LORD; [and] the people [whom] he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13 The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
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Job 28:24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, [and] seeth under the whole heaven;Psalm 11:4The LORD [is] in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne [is] in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.Psalm 53:2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were [any] that did understand, that did seek God.Hebrews 4:13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.Jeremiah 23:23-24[Am] I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.Psalm 14:2The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God.Psalm 102:19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;Lamentations 3:50Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.Genesis 6:12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
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