'Observe' in the Bible

yet stooping low to observe the sky and the earth?

How blessed are those who observe his decrees, who seek him with all of their heart,

Thou hast commanded us thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.

Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!

I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly.

Beth. With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe -- according to Thy word.

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word.

Open my eyes so that I will observe amazing things from your instruction.

Remove scorn and disrespect from me, for I observe your decrees.

Teach me, LORD, about the way of your statutes, and I will observe them without fail.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.

This has become mine,That I observe Your precepts.

HHETH. Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.

I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.

I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts.

Before I was humbled, I wandered away, but now I observe your words.

The arrogant have accused me falsely; but I will observe your precepts wholeheartedly.

LAMEDH. Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.

I have more common sense than the elders, for I observe your precepts.

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.

I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.

Leave me, you who practice evil, that I may observe the commands of my God.

Your decrees are wonderful that's why I observe them.

Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,

Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law.

I have cried out with all of my heart. Answer me, LORD! I will observe your statutes.

I have called unto thee; save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.

I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.

May the LORD bless you from Zion, and may you observe the prosperity of Jerusalem every day that you live!

If iniquities Thou dost observe, O Lord, who doth stand?

You observe my travels and my rest;You are aware of all my ways.

I look to my right and observe no one is concerned about me. There is nowhere I can go for refuge, and no one cares for me.

My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;

My son, do not let wisdom leave your sight. Carefully observe sound judgment and discernment,

To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

She does not observe the path of life; her ways wander, [and] she does not know [it].

Go to the ant, you slacker!Observe its ways and become wise.

My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

When you sit to eat with a ruler, you shall surely observe what [is] before you,

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Otherwise the LORD will observe and disapprove, and he will turn his anger away from him.

As the wicked grow powerful, transgression increases, but the righteous will observe their downfall.

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one’s eyes do not close in sleep day or night),

Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; I consider your incense detestable! You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths, and convocations, but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations!

Observe this: The Lord God of Hostsis about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judahevery kind of security:the entire supply of bread and water,

For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: I will take my rest, and I will observe from my dwelling-place like clear heat upon herbs, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

Woe, O Ariel, Ariel the city where David once camped!Add year to year, observe your feasts on schedule.

Pay attention, Lord, and hear! Open your eyes, Lord, and observe! Listen to this entire message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God!

I said, "I won't see the LORD in the land of the living; and I'll no longer observe human beings among the denizens of the grave.

I will do this so people will observe and recognize, so they will pay attention and understand that the Lord's power has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being."

You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;Your ears are open, but none hears.

You are worn out with your many consultations.So let them stand and save you—the astrologers, who observe the stars,who predict monthlywhat will happen to you.

You have heard it. Observe it all.Will you not acknowledge it?From now on I will announce new things to you,hidden things that you have not known.

Yea, he cometh up as a tender plant before Him, And as a root out of a dry land, He hath no form, nor honour, when we observe him, Nor appearance, when we desire him.

Thus says Yahweh: "Observe justice and do righteousness, for my salvation [is] close to coming, and my justice to being revealed.

The people who do this will be blessed, the people who commit themselves to obedience, who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, who refrain from doing anything that is wrong.

For this is what the LORD says: "To the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me, and who hold fast my covenant

As for foreigners who become followers of the Lord and serve him, who love the name of the Lord and want to be his servants -- all who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, and who are faithful to my covenant --

You must observe the Sabbath rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. You must look forward to the Sabbath and treat the Lord's holy day with respect. You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.

You assist those who delight in doing what is right, who observe your commandments. Look, you were angry because we violated them continually. How then can we be saved?

"They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die, and the fire that consumes them will not die out. All people will find the sight abhorrent."

“For cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see,And send to Kedar and observe closelyAnd see if there has been such a thing as this!

The Lord said to me, "I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore. You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave."

Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

Do not carry any loads out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day. But observe the Sabbath day as a day set apart to the Lord, as I commanded your ancestors.

And to the house of the Rechabites said Jeremiah: 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Because that ye have hearkened unto the command of Jonadab your father, and ye observe all his commands, and do according to all that he commanded you;

All the people living in Jerusalem and all the people who came into Jerusalem from the towns of Judah came to observe a fast before the Lord. The fast took place in the ninth month of the fifth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.

so that they may follow my statutes and observe my regulations and carry them out. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.

Even so, there will be survivors left in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out. Indeed, they will come out to you, and you will observe their conduct and actions. Then you will be consoled about the devastation I have brought on Jerusalem, about all I have brought on it.

"'Observe -- everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: "Like mother, like daughter."

But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:

I am the LORD your God. You are to follow my statutes, observe my ordinances, and keep them.

"But they rebelled against me. They didn't live according to my statutes, observe my ordinances, or practice them, by which a person will live. They also kept profaning my Sabbaths. So I said that I was going to pour out my anger on them and in my anger I'm going to bring about a complete end to them in the wilderness.

because they didn't observe my ordinances. Instead, they rejected my statutes, profaned my Sabbaths, and worshipped their ancestors' idols.

Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.”

That's when all the kings of the seafaring nations will abandon their thrones, strip off their fancy clothes, and collapse trembling on the ground. They'll be so frightened as they observe what has happened to you that they'll be unable to stop trembling. They will be utterly appalled at you!

I will place My Spirit within you and cause you to follow My statutes and carefully observe My ordinances.

And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

This is what the man told me: "Son of Man, watch carefully, listen closely, and remember everything I'm going to be showing you, because you've been brought here to be shown what you're about to see. Be sure that you tell the house of Israel everything that you observe."

and they will be ashamed of all that they have done. Reveal the design of the temple to them—its layout with its exits and entrances—its complete design along with all its statutes, design specifications, and laws. Write it down in their sight so that they may observe its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out.

And you did not observe the responsibility of my sanctuary, but you appointed [them] as the keepers of my responsibility in my sanctuary for you."

"They shall come to my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table to serve me, and they will observe my requirement.

“In a dispute, they will officiate as judges and decide the case according to My ordinances. They must observe My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed festivals, and keep My Sabbaths holy.

""On the fourteenth day of the first month, you are to observe the Passover as a festival for seven days. Unleavened bread is to be eaten.

This is what the sovereign Lord says: "Here are the borders you will observe as you allot the land to the twelve tribes of Israel. (Joseph will have two portions.)

Then compare how we look with the young men who ate the king's rich food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you observe."

"After this, I continued to observe the night visions. And look! there was a fourth awe-inspiring, terrifying, and viciously strong animal! It had large, iron teeth. It devoured and crushed things, and trampled under its feet whatever remained. Different from all of the other previous animals, it had ten horns.

"I continued to observe the night vision and look! someone like the Son of Man was coming, accompanied by heavenly clouds. He approached the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.

and I was left alone to observe this magnificent vision. Nevertheless, no strength remained in me my face lost its color, and I became weak.

Therefore, return to your God,Observe kindness and justice,And wait for your God continually.

Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:

Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? (I answer him, and I will observe him.) I am like a green fir-tree. From me is thy fruit found.

This is what the Lord says: "Because Tyre has committed three crimes -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold a whole community to Edom; they failed to observe a treaty of brotherhood.

Make this announcement in the fortresses of Ashdod and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt. Say this: "Gather on the hills around Samaria! Observe the many acts of violence taking place within the city, the oppressive deeds occurring in it."

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

You keep Omri's statutes and observe the customs of the house of Ahab. Because you live according to their advice, I'll make you desolate and turn your inhabitants into an object of scorn. Therefore you will bear the shame of my people."

Then my enemy will observe it, and shame will engulf the ones who asked me, "Where is the LORD your God?' My own eyes will see them, they will be trampled on like mud in the streets.

Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded!For something is taking place in your daysthat you will not believewhen you hear about it.

"It will come about that all of the survivors of the nations who came against Jerusalem will come there from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, and to observe the Festival of Tents.