Psalms 34:16
\34:15\The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.
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In Context
15\34:14\Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
Cross References
Leviticus 17:10And if any man of Israel, or any other living among them, takes any sort of blood for food, my wrath will be turned against that man and he will be cut off from among his people.
Job 18:17His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.
Psalms 10:16The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations are gone from his land.
Psalms 33:18See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.
Ecclesiastes 8:10And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:12-22
An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord . 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of… Read the whole commentary →