Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men;

King James Version

The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

Holman Bible

The Lord looks down from heaven;
He observes everyone.

International Standard Version

When the LORD looks down from heaven, he observes every human being.

A Conservative Version

LORD looks from heaven. He beholds all the sons of men.

American Standard Version

Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;

Amplified


The Lord looks [down] from heaven;
He sees all the sons of man;

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

Darby Translation

Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men:

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah looked from the heavens; he saw all the sons of man.

King James 2000

The LORD looks from heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.

Lexham Expanded Bible

From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah looks down from Heaven; He beholds all the sons of mankind.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men;

NET Bible

The Lord watches from heaven; he sees all people.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

The Emphasized Bible

Out of the heavens, hath Yahweh looked, He hath seen all the sons of men:

Webster

The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

World English Bible

Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

Youngs Literal Translation

From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נבט 
Nabat 
Usage: 69

שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Character And Creation

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! 13 The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men;
14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

Cross References

Job 28:24

For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.

Psalm 11:4

The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD's throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.

Psalm 14:2

The LORDlooks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

Genesis 6:12

And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars."

Psalm 53:2

God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

Psalm 102:19

that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,

Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Jeremiah 23:23-24

"Am I a God at hand, declares the LORD, and not a God far away?

Lamentations 3:50

until the LORD from heaven looks down and sees;

Hebrews 4:13

And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

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