Psalms 102:19
(102:20) For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; the Lord hath cast from heaven his view to the earth:
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
In Context
20(102:21) To hear the sighing of the prisoner; to loosen those that are doomed to death:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 26:15Look down from the habitation of thy holiness, from the heavens, and bless thy people Israel, and the soil which thou hast given unto us, as thou hast sworn unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
1 Kings 8:43Mayest thou listen in heaven the place of thy dwelling, and do according to all that the stranger will call on thee for; in order that all the nations of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as [do] thy people Israel; and that they may understand that this house, which I have built, is called by thy name.
Job 22:12Is not God in the height of heaven? and beholding the highest elevation of the stars, however high they are?
Psalms 33:13The Lord looketh from heaven; he seeth all the sons of men.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:13-23
The Future Glory of Zion. 12 But thou, O Lord , shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. 15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord , and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise… Read the whole commentary →