Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.

King James Version

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Holman Bible

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.

International Standard Version

The LORD looks on the righteous, and he listens to their cries.

A Conservative Version

The eyes of LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears are [open] to their {prayer (LXX/NT)}.

American Standard Version

The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.

Amplified


The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.

Bible in Basic English

The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

Darby Translation

The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;

Julia Smith Translation

The eyes of Jehovah upon the just, and his ears to their cries.

King James 2000

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The eyes of Yahweh [are] toward [the] righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.

Modern King James verseion

The eyes of Jehovah are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.

NET Bible

The Lord pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

New Heart English Bible

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

The Emphasized Bible

The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help:

Webster

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

World English Bible

Yahweh's eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

Youngs Literal Translation

The eyes of Jehovah are unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

References

Easton

Ear

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Ear

Context Readings

The Lord Delivers The Righteous

14 Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.


Cross References

Psalm 33:18

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

Job 36:7

“He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But with kings on the throne
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

Psalm 34:6

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.

Psalm 34:17

The righteous cry, and the Lord hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.

Daniel 9:17-23

So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplications, and for Your sake, O Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.

2 Chronicles 6:40

“Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

Psalm 130:2

Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.

Isaiah 37:14-21

Then Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it, and he went up to the house of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears attend to their prayer,
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

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