Psalms 33:18
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
BSB
ASV
Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;
KJV
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 15:10 (PS 33) (379)
He who does not trust in his own good deeds or expect to be justified by his works has, as his only hope of salvation, the mercies of God. For, when he considers that the expression "Behold the Lord and his reward" refers to each according to his work, and when he ponders his own evil deeds, he fears the punishment and cowers beneath the threats. There is good hope that gazes steadfastly at the mercies and kindness of God lest it be swallowed up by grief.
He does not say that he will give them abundance (they have no reason either to desire it or to expect it), but he will keep them alive; they shall not starve; and, when destroying judgments are abroad, it ought to be reckoned a great favour, for it is a very striking one, and lays us under peculiar obligations, to have our lives given us for a prey.
Behold. For this is a greater wonder than hosts and horses, a surer confidence than chariots or shields. The eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him. That eye of peculiar care is their glory and defence. None can take them at unawares, for the celestial watcher foresees the designs of their enemies, and provides against them. They who fear God need not fear anything else; let them fix their eye of faith on him, and his eye of love will always rest upon them. Upon them that hope in his mercy.
Hope grounded in God's watchful care and steadfast love, not in circumstance.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
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1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
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The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
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Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
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God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.