Psalms 34:15

15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;

Psalms 34:15 in Other Translations

15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

15 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.

15 The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help.

15 God keeps an eye on his friends, his ears pick up every moan and groan.

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry for help.

Psalms 34:15 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 34:15

The eyes of the Lord [are] upon the righteous
These are the same with them that fear the Lord, and do good; not that they become righteous in the sight of God, or are justified before him, by their fear of him, and by their good works; but these are the fruits and effects of grace, showing them to be righteous persons; for it is only by the righteousness of Christ that men are righteous before God: and upon these the eyes of the Lord are; not only his eye of Providence, to watch over them, protect them, and supply them with good things, but his eye of love; with complacency and delight he looks upon them, as clothed with the righteousness of his son; and it is with pleasure he looks upon them, that being well pleasing in his sight; seeing by it the law is magnified and made honourable; nor does he ever withdraw his eyes from them, ( Job 36:7 ) ;

and his ears [are open] unto their cry;
for though they are righteous, they are sometimes in distress; their afflictions are many; the good days they are to see are hereafter; and at those times they cry unto the Lord; which is to be understood of prayer, and of the vehemency and fervency of it, when they have the ear of God, and he shows himself to be a God hearing and answering prayer.

Psalms 34:15 In-Context

13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;

16 but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 33:18
• 2. S Job 23:10; S Job 36:7
• 3. Malachi 3:16; S John 9:31