Psalms 34:15

THE MESSAGE

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,and his ears are open to their cry for help.

Hebrew Names Version
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

King James Version
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

English Standard Version
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.

New Century Version
The Lord sees the good people and listens to their prayers.

New English Translation
The Lord pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

Amplified Bible
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity] And His ears are open to their cry.

New American Standard Bible
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help.

World English Bible
The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.

Legacy Standard Bible
The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteousAnd His ears are open to their cry for help.

Berean Standard Bible
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

Contemporary English Version
If you obey the Lord , he will watch over you and answer your prayers.

Complete Jewish Bible
turn from evil, and do good; seek peace, go after it!

Darby Translation
The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord watches over those who do what is right, and he hears their prayers.

George Lamsa Translation
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to hear them.

Good News Translation
The Lord watches over the righteous and listens to their cries;

Lexham English Bible
The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.

Literal Translation
The eyes of Jehovah are on the righteous; and His ears are open to their cry.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For the eyes of the LORDE are ouer the rightuous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers.

American Standard Version
The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.

Bible in Basic English
The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

King James Version (1611)
The eies of the Lord are vpon the righteous; and his eares are open vnto their crie.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The eyes of God [are] ouer the righteous: and his eares [are open] vnto their prayers.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer:

English Revised Version
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The iyen of the Lord ben on iust men; and hise eeren ben to her preiers.

Update Bible Version
The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] to their cry.

Webster's Bible Translation
The eyes of the LORD [are] upon the righteous, and his ears [are open] to their cry.

New King James Version
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.

New Living Translation
The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help.

New Life Bible
The eyes of the Lord are on those who do what is right and good. His ears are open to their cry.

New Revised Standard
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(33-16) The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers.

Revised Standard Version
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry.

Young's Literal Translation
The eyes of Jehovah [are] unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Come, children, listen closely; I'll give you a lesson in God worship. ¹² Who out there has a lust for life? Can't wait each day to come upon beauty? ¹³ Guard your tongue from profanity, and no more lying through your teeth. ¹⁴ Turn your back on sin; do something good. Embrace peace—don't let it get away! ¹⁵ God keeps an eye on his friends, his ears pick up every moan and groan. ¹⁶ God won't put up with rebels; he'll cull them from the pack. ¹⁷ Is anyone crying for help? God is listening, ready to rescue you. ¹⁸ If your heart is broken, you'll find God right there; if you're kicked in the gut, he'll help you catch your breath. ¹⁹ Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time. ²⁰ He's your bodyguard, shielding every bone; not even a finger gets broken.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The: Psalms 33:18, Job 36:7, 1 Peter 3:12

and: Psalms 34:6, Psalms 34:17, Psalms 130:2, 2 Chronicles 6:40, Isaiah 37:14-21, Daniel 9:17-23

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:19 - For I Genesis 19:21 - I Genesis 24:15 - before Deuteronomy 4:37 - in his sight Deuteronomy 11:12 - the eyes 2 Samuel 22:7 - did hear 1 Kings 8:29 - That thine 2 Chronicles 6:20 - thine eyes 2 Chronicles 16:9 - the eyes Ezra 5:5 - But the eye Ezra 8:22 - The hand Nehemiah 1:6 - thine ear Job 34:21 - General Psalms 4:3 - the Lord Psalms 11:7 - his Psalms 41:12 - settest Psalms 71:2 - in thy Psalms 101:6 - Mine Proverbs 15:29 - he heareth Isaiah 58:9 - shalt thou Jeremiah 24:6 - For I will Jeremiah 32:19 - for Amos 9:4 - set Habakkuk 1:13 - of Zechariah 13:9 - they shall call Matthew 6:6 - pray John 9:31 - we know James 5:16 - The effectual 1 Peter 5:7 - for 2 Peter 2:9 - knoweth 1 John 3:22 - whatsoever

Cross-References

Galatians 4:12
My dear friends, what I would really like you to do is try to put yourselves in my shoes to the same extent that I, when I was with you, put myself in yours. You were very sensitive and kind then. You did not come down on me personally. You were well aware that the reason I ended up preaching to you was that I was physically broken, and so, prevented from continuing my journey, I was forced to stop with you. That is how I came to preach to you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous - This is another of the ways in which the psalmist says that life will be lengthened out, or that those who desire life may find it. The Lord will be the protector of the righteous; he will watch over and defend them. See the notes at Job 36:7.

And his ears are open unto their cry - That is, when in trouble and in danger. He will hear them, and will deliver them. All this seems to be stated as the result of the experience of the psalmist himself; He had found that the eyes of God had been upon him in his dangers, and that His ears had been open when he called upon Him Psalms 34:6; and now, from his own experience, he assures others that the way to secure life and to find prosperity is to pursue such a course as will ensure the favor and protection of God. The general thought is, that virtue and religion - the love of truth, and the love of peace - the favor and friendship of God, will tend to lengthen out life, and to make it prosperous and happy. All the statements in the Bible concur in this, and all the experience of man goes to confirm it.