'Watch' in the Bible

and Mizpah, for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.

At the morning watch, the Lord looked down on the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud and brought the army of the Egyptians into confusion.

Watch yourself that you make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going, or it will become a snare in your midst.

“So watch yourselves carefully, since you did not see any form on the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire,

So watch yourselves, that you do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a graven image in the form of anything against which the Lord your God has commanded you.

then watch yourself, that you do not forget the Lord who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers that were in their hands.

and watch; and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards and each of you shall catch his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

Watch, if it goes up by the way of its own territory to Beth-shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then we will know that it was not His hand that struck us; it happened to us by chance.”

The next morning Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp at the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, in order to put him to death in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be put to death.”

So it was as Joab kept watch on the city, that he put Uriah at the place where he knew there were valiant men.

He commanded them, saying, “This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, who come in on the sabbath and keep watch over the king’s house

(one third also shall be at the gate Sur, and one third at the gate behind the guards), shall keep watch over the house for defense.

Two parts of you, even all who go out on the sabbath, shall also keep watch over the house of the Lord for the king.

They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.

Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leading priests, the Levites and the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.”

Also the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brethren who kept watch at the gates, were 172.

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping watch at the storehouses of the gates.

“You put my feet in the stocksAnd watch all my paths;You set a limit for the soles of my feet,

“While he is carried to the grave,Men will keep watch over his tomb.

“Can anyone capture him when he is on watch,With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.

He sits in the lurking places of the villages;In the hiding places he kills the innocent;His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

They attack, they lurk,They watch my steps,As they have waited to take my life.

Because of his strength I will watch for You,For God is my stronghold.

He rules by His might forever;His eyes keep watch on the nations;Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

For my enemies have spoken against me;And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

For a thousand years in Your sightAre like yesterday when it passes by,Or as a watch in the night.

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Discretion will guard you,Understanding will watch over you,

“Do not forsake her, and she will guard you;Love her, and she will watch over you.

Watch over your heart with all diligence,For from it flow the springs of life.

Watch the path of your feetAnd all your ways will be established.

When you walk about, they will guide you;When you sleep, they will watch over you;And when you awake, they will talk to you.

“I am the Lord, I have called You in righteousness,I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You,And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people,As a light to the nations,

‘For wicked men are found among My people,They watch like fowlers lying in wait;They set a trap,They catch men.

As I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to overthrow, to destroy and to bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the Lord.

“Stand by the road and keep watch,O inhabitant of Aroer;Ask him who flees and her who escapesAnd say, ‘What has happened?’

But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord;I will wait for the God of my salvation.My God will hear me.

The one who scatters has come up against you.Man the fortress, watch the road;Strengthen your back, summon all your strength.

I will stand on my guard postAnd station myself on the rampart;And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me,And how I may reply when I am reproved.

In that day,” declares the Lord, “I will strike every horse with bewilderment and his rider with madness. But I will watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.

And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea.

And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”

And He *came to the disciples and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour?

And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.

Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.

And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

And He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”

And He *came and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.

Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.

Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.

Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.