Psalms 33:13

13 From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.

Psalms 33:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 33:13

The Lord looketh from heaven
Where his throne and temple are, upon the earth and men, and things in it, as follows;

he beholdeth all the sons of men;
the evil and the good; which is contrary to the sense of many wicked men, who imagine he takes no notice of what is done here below; but his eye is upon all, upon all the workers of iniquity, how secret soever they may be; and not only his eye of Providence is upon good men, but his eye of love, grace, and mercy; and he has a special and distinct knowledge of them: agreeably to this are some expressions of Heathen writers; says one ^F5,

``the eye of God sees all things;''

says another ^F6,

``there is a great God in heaven who sees all things, and governs.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (panta idwn diov ofyalmov) Hesiod. Opera & Dies, l. 1. v. 263.
F6 (esti megav en ouranw) Sophoclis Electra, v. 174, 175.

Psalms 33:13 In-Context

11 The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever, the intents of his heart {from one generation to the next}.

12 Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] Yahweh, the people he has chosen for his inheritance.

13 From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.

14 From his dwelling place he gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth,

15 he who fashions altogether their heart, he who understands all their works.