King James Version
Psalms 102:19 in the King James Version says “For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 102 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;”
Psalms 102:19 · KJV
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; those: Heb. the children of death
To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For he hath looked down”
H8259properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e., (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)
“from the height”
H4791altitude, i.e., concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
“did the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“from heaven”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
“behold”
H5027to scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
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