Psalms 34:16
The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
15Turn away from evil and do good: seek after peace and pursue it.
Cross References
Leviticus 17:10If any man whosoever of the house of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among them, eat blood, I will set my face against his soul, and will cut him off from among his people:
Job 18:17Let the memory of him perish from the earth and let not his name be renowned in the streets.
Psalms 33:18Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy.
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.
Ecclesiastes 8:10I saw the wicked buried: who also when they were yet living were in the holy place, and were praised in the city as men of just works: but this also is vanity.
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 →