Psalms 102:19

New King James Version

For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the LORD viewed the earth,

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,

Geneva Bible (1587)
For he hath looked downe from the height of his Sanctuarie: out of the heauen did the Lord beholde the earth,

Christian Standard Bible®
He looked down from his holy heights—the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth—

Hebrew Names Version
For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, the LORD saw the eretz;

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord will look down from his Holy Place above. He will look down at the earth from heaven.

Amplified Bible
For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary], From heaven the LORD gazed on the earth,

American Standard Version
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;

Contemporary English Version
"From his holy temple, the Lord looked down at the earth.

Complete Jewish Bible
May this be put on record for a future generation; may a people yet to be created praise Adonai .

JPS Old Testament (1917)
This shall be written for the generation to come; and a people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

King James Version (1611)
For hee hath looked downe from the height of his Sanctuarie: from heauen did the Lord beholde the earth:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For he has looked out from the height of his sanctuary; the Lord looked upon the earth from heaven;

English Revised Version
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

Berean Standard Bible
For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth,

Lexham English Bible
that he looked down from his holy height. Yahweh looked from heaven over the earth

Literal Translation
For He has looked down from the height of His sanctuary; Jehovah looked from Heaven to the earth,

New Century Version
The Lord looked down from his holy place above; from heaven he looked down at the earth.

New English Translation
For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,

New Living Translation
Tell them the Lord looked down from his heavenly sanctuary. He looked down to earth from heaven

New Life Bible
For He looked down from His holy place. He watched the earth from heaven,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That he looked down, out of his holy height, Yahweh, from the heavens unto the earth, directed his gaze; -

Douay-Rheims Bible
(101-20) Because he hath looked forth from his high sanctuary: from heaven the Lord hath looked upon the earth.

George Lamsa Translation
For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth,

Good News Translation
The Lord looked down from his holy place on high, he looked down from heaven to earth.

New American Standard Bible
For He looked down from His holy height; From heaven the LORD looked upon the earth,

King James Version
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For he hath loked downe from his high sanctuarie: out of heauen did God beholde the earth.

New Revised Standard
that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,

Darby Translation
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld the earth,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For he bihelde fro his hiye hooli place; the Lord lokide fro heuene in to erthe.

Young's Literal Translation
For He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,

World English Bible
For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth;

Revised Standard Version
that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,

Update Bible Version
For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven Yahweh looked at the earth;

Webster's Bible Translation
For he hath looked down from the hight of his sanctuary; from heaven hath the LORD beheld the earth;

Bible in Basic English
For from his holy place the Lord has seen, looking down on the earth from heaven;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For He loketh downe from his Sanctuary, out of the heauen doth the LORDE beholde the earth.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For He looked down from His holy height; From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth,

Legacy Standard Bible
For He looked down from His holy height;From heaven Yahweh gazed upon the earth,

Contextual Overview

¹² But You, O LORD, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations. ¹³ You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. ¹⁴ For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust. ¹⁵ So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth Your glory. ¹⁶ For the LORD shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. ¹⁷ He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer. ¹⁸ This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. ¹⁹ For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the LORD viewed the earth, ²⁰ To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death, ²¹ To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

For he: Psalms 14:2, Psalms 33:13, Psalms 33:14, Deuteronomy 26:15, 1 Kings 8:39, 1 Kings 8:43, 2 Chronicles 16:9

the height: Job 22:12, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 8:2, Hebrews 9:23, Hebrews 9:24

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 26:7 - looked Psalms 53:2 - looked Psalms 74:21 - O let not Isaiah 63:15 - down Jeremiah 31:18 - surely Jeremiah 51:10 - let us Lamentations 3:50 - General Ezekiel 34:10 - for I will Zechariah 9:11 - I have

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary,.... From heaven, as it is explained in the next clause, which is the Lord's sanctuary, or holy place, where he dwells, even in the height of it; it is both high and holy, as he himself is; yet he condescends to look down from thence on sinful mortals:

from heaven did the Lord behold the earth; the inhabitants of it, good and bad: it designs the general notice he takes of men and things in a providential way; he beholds the world, that lies in wickedness, and all the wickedness committed in it; and will one day call to an account, and punish for it; he beholds good men, not only with an eye of providence, to take care of them, protect and defend, but with an eye of love, grace, and mercy; he has a special and distinct knowledge of them, and it may here particularly regard the notice he takes of his people, under antichristian tyranny; he sees all the barbarity and cruelty exercised upon them, and will requite it, ere long, to their adversaries, and free them from it, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary - From his high and holy dwelling-place, in heaven. The word here rendered “looked down,” means, in Kal, to lay upon or over; then, in Niphil, to lie out over anything, to project; and then, to bend forward. It then means to bend or incline forward with an intention to look at anything, as from a window, Genesis 26:8. Compare Psalms 14:2. See also Psalms 85:12, note; 1 Peter 1:12, note.

From heaven did the Lord behold the earth - Did he look abroad over all the world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 102:19. For he hath looked down — This, with the three following verses, seems to me to contain a glorious prophecy of the incarnation of Christ, and the gathering in of the Jews and the Gentiles to him. The Lord looks down from heaven, and sees the whole earth groaning and travailing in pain; his eye affects his heart, and he purposes their salvation.