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Psalm 33:18
Behold, the LORD’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,
16There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.
18Behold, the LORD’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,
19to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.
20Our soul has waited for the LORD. He is our help and our shield.
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YHWH’s eye is on those who fear him, a source of comfort in a psalm where armies and strength cannot guarantee safety.
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Psalm 32:8I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.Both passages describe an attentive eye: Psalm 32 links it with counsel, while Psalm 33 links the LORD’s gaze with care.
Psalm 147:11The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.Both passages name those who fear the LORD and hope in his loving kindness as recipients of his attention or pleasure.
1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”Both passages speak of the Lord’s eyes on his people; Peter also names his attention to their prayers.
Psalm 34:15The LORD’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.Both psalms describe the LORD’s watchful attention toward his people, with Psalm 34 adding that he hears their cry.
Job 36:7He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.Both passages describe God keeping his eyes on people identified by their reverence or righteousness.
Deuteronomy 11:12a land which the LORD your God cares for. The LORD your God’s eyes are always on it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.Both passages connect the LORD’s eyes with his care, directed toward people in the psalm and land in Deuteronomy.
Hebrews 6:18that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope …Both passages connect hope with God’s character: loving kindness in the psalm and his inability to lie in Hebrews.
Romans 4:4–8Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.The link is limited: Psalm 33 speaks of hope in loving kindness; Romans distinguishes grace from wages owed.
Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”Both passages place hope in the LORD, with the psalm naming his loving kindness as its ground.
Ezra 5:5But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they didn’t make them cease until the matter should come to Darius, and an answer should be …Both passages describe God’s eye on his people; Ezra records that the elders’ work continued while a ruling was pending.
Jeremiah 39:18For I will surely save you. You won’t fall by the sword, but you will escape with your life, because you have put your trust in me,” says the LORD.’”Both passages connect reliance on the LORD with his care; Jeremiah gives a specific promise of escape to someone who trusted him.
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Fear for the future. anxiety or panic. waiting.
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Fear of YHWH and hope in his loving kindness belong together here. Those who revere him and wait for his care are within his sight.
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