King James Version
Psalms 33:13 in the King James Version says “The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.”
Psalms 33:13 · KJV
The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. to all: Heb. to generation and generation
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“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
“looketh”
H5027to scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
“he beholdeth”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all the sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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