Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For He looked down from His holy height;
From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth,

King James Version

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

Holman Bible

He looked down from His holy heights—
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth

International Standard Version

For when he looked down from his holy heights the LORD looked over the earth from heaven

A Conservative Version

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven LORD beheld the earth,

American Standard Version

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;

Amplified


For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary],
From heaven the Lord gazed on the earth,

Darby Translation

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld the earth,

Julia Smith Translation

For be looked forth from the height of his holy place; from the heavens Jehovah looked upon the earth;

King James 2000

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

Lexham Expanded Bible

that he looked down from his holy height. Yahweh looked from heaven over [the] earth

Modern King James verseion

For He has looked down from the height of His sanctuary; from Heaven Jehovah beheld the earth;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For he looketh down from his sanctuary; out of the heaven doth the LORD behold the earth,

NET Bible

For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,

New Heart English Bible

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, the LORD looked at the earth;

The Emphasized Bible

That he looked down, out of his holy height, Yahweh, from the heavens unto the earth, directed his gaze; -

Webster

For he hath looked down from the hight of his sanctuary; from heaven hath the LORD beheld the earth;

World English Bible

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth;

Youngs Literal Translation

For He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,

References

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Context Readings

Affliction In Light Of Eternity

18 This shall be written for the generation to come, and the people who shall be created shall praise JAH. 19 For He looked down from His holy height;
From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth,
20 to hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death,

Cross References

Deuteronomy 26:15

Look down from the habitation of thy holiness, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel and the land which thou hast given us, as thou didst sware unto our fathers, a land that flows with milk and honey.

Psalm 14:2

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand and seek God.

1 Kings 8:39

then thou shalt hear in the heavens, in the habitation of thy dwelling place, and forgive and do and give to each one according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the sons of men),

1 Kings 8:43

thou shalt hear in the heavens, in the habitation of thy dwelling place, and do according to all that for which the stranger shall have called unto thee, that all peoples of the earth may know thy name and fear thee as do thy people Israel and that they may know that thy name is invoked upon this house, which I have built.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly, for from now on thou shalt have wars.

Job 22:12

Is not God in the height of the heavens? Behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Psalm 33:13-14

The LORD looked from heaven; he saw all the sons of Adam.

Hebrews 8:1-2

Now of the things which we have spoken, this is the sum: We have such a high priest who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Hebrews 9:23-24

So that it was necessary that the figures of the heavenly things should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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