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Praise to the Creator

Psalms 33:13

In 11 translations

BSB
The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
KJV
The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
WEB
Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.
ASV
Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;
LSV
YHWH has looked from the heavens, || He has seen all the sons of men.
YLT
From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
DBY
Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men:
DRC32:13
The Lord hath looked from heaven: he hath beheld all the sons of men.
GNV
The Lord looketh downe from heauen, and beholdeth all the children of men.
JPS
The LORD looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;
LXXE32:13
The Lord looks out of heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
מִ֭שָּׁמַיִם הִבִּ֣יט יְהוָ֑ה רָ֝אָ֗ה אֶֽת־כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃
LXX-Br32:13
Ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐπέβλεψεν ὁ Κύριος, εἶδε πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων.

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From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Job 28:24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
  • Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
  • Psalms 53:2God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
  • Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
  • 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be…
  • Jeremiah 23:23–24“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
  • Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
  • Psalms 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
  • Psalms 102:19For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
  • Genesis 6:12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
  • Lamentations 3:50until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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  • 32:13 in some Bibles
  • 33:13 in most Bibles

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