'Watches' in the Bible
He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one's own strength that one prevails.
Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.
And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, thinking, 'No eye can see me,' and covers his face with a mask.
He puts my feet in shackles; he watches closely all my paths.'
The Lord watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.
He rules by his power forever; he watches the nations. Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves. (Selah)
She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.
Honesty has disappeared; the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed. The Lord watches and is displeased, for there is no justice.
Hear what the Lord has to say, O nations. Proclaim it in the faraway lands along the sea. Say, "The one who scattered Israel will regather them. He will watch over his people like a shepherd watches over his flock."
(Qof) Get up! Cry out in the night when the night watches start! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord! Lift up your hands to him for your children's lives; they are fainting at every street corner.
(Pe) The Lord himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. They did not honor the priests; they did not show favor to the elders.
"At that time Michael, the great prince who watches over your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress unlike any other from the nation's beginning up to that time. But at that time your own people, all those whose names are found written in the book, will escape.