Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

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

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.

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 wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help: 16 the face of Yahweh, is against such as do wickedness, To cut off, from the earth, their memory.

Cross References

Psalm 33:18

Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

Job 36:7

He will not withdraw - from a righteous one - his eyes, - but, with kings on the throne, He hath seated men triumphantly, and they have been exalted.

Psalm 34:6

This, oppressed one cried, and, Yahweh, heard - and, out of all his distresses, saved him.

Psalm 34:17

They made outcry, and Yahweh heard, And, out of all their straits, hath he rescued them.

Daniel 9:17-23

Now, therefore, hearken, O our God, unto the prayer of thy servant, and unto his supplications, and let thy face shine, upon thy sanctuary, that is desolate, - for the sake of thy servants, O Lord.

2 Chronicles 6:40

Now, O my God, let - I beseech thee - thine eyes be open, and thine ears attent, - unto the prayer of this place.

Isaiah 37:14-21

And, when Hezekiah had received the letter at the hand of the messengers, and had read it, then went he up to the house of Yahweh, and Hezekiah spread it out, before Yahweh.

1 Peter 3:12

Because, the eyes of the Lord, are towards the righteous, and his ears, unto their supplication, - Whereas, the face of the Lord, is against them that are doing mischievous things.

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