Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

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 Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it. 15 For the eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers. 16 But the face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.

Cross References

Psalm 33:18

Behold, the eye of the LORD looketh unto them that fear him, and upon them that put their trust in his mercy,

Job 36:7

He turneth not his eyes away from the righteous; he setteth up kings in their throne, and confirmeth them, so that they alway sit therein.

Psalm 34:6

Lo, the poor crieth, and the LORD heareth him, yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles.

Psalm 34:17

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

Daniel 9:17-23

Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his intercession. O let thy face shine over thy Sanctuary, that lieth waste.

2 Chronicles 6:40

So now my God let thine eyes be open and thine ears attent unto the prayers made in this place.

Psalm 130:2

O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint.

Isaiah 37:14-21

Now when Hezekiah had received the letter of the messengers, and read it; he went up into the house of the LORD, and opened the letter before the LORD.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord beholdeth them that do evil.

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