Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Psalms 33:13
The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
The Lord looketh - not as an idle spectator, but as a sovereign Judge, taking cognizance of everything.
The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
The Lord looketh - not as an idle spectator, but as a sovereign Judge, taking cognizance of everything.
Verse Psalms 33:13. _THE LORD LOOKETH FROM HEAVEN_] This and the following verse seem to refer to God's _providence_. He sees all that is done in the earth, and his eye is on all the children of men....
THE LORD LOOKETH FROM HEAVEN - heaven is represented as his abode or dwelling; and from that place he is represented as looking down upon all the nations of the earth. The meaning here is, that he see...
Psalms 33 The Future Praise of Jehovah _ 1. The call to praise Jehovah (Psalms 33:1)_ 2. His praise as the Creator (Psalms 33:4) 3. His praise of His governmental dealings ...
XXXIII. A SONG OF PRAISE. This Ps. has no title in MT. It may have been added at a later time to an older collection, probably Psalms 33:3. The LXX prefix, By David, when he changed his face before Ab...
THE SONS OF MEN. humanity. Hebrew. _adam_ (with Art.) App-14....
From the nations the Psalmist turns to the chosen people. Jehovah's care for Israel constitutes His special claim on their praise. Happy the nation which is the particular object of the choice and car...
The Psalmist dwells upon Jehovah's all-seeing omniscience in order to emphasise the peculiar privilege of His people. Throned in heaven (1 Kings 8:39 ff.) He surveys all mankind. Cp. Psalms 11:4; Psal...
Psalms 32, 33 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Felicitations to the Forgiven, and Examples of the Songs that they Sing. ANALYSIS Part I., Psalms 32. Stanza I., Psalms 32:1-4, Happy the Forgiven; yet Divine Discipl...
This is an anonymous Ps. of national deliverance, called forth by some historical occasion which it is now impossible to fix with any certainty. From its central conception of God as the ruler of all...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
מִ֭ שָּׁמַיִם הִבִּ֣יט יְהוָ֑ה רָ֝אָ֗ה אֶֽת ־
Psalms 33:1 This is the last of the four psalms in Book 1 which have no title, the others being Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1, which are introductory, and 10 which is closely connected with 9. Some have ende...
“THE EYE OF JEHOVAH” Psalms 33:13 _ The comprehensiveness of God's providence,_ Psalms 33:13. No one, however lowly or abject, is beneath notice. It is not that all hearts are alike in their aptitude...
This is a triumphant song of praise, opening with a call to vocal and instrumental music. "Rejoice," "praise," "give thanks," "sing praises," "sing," "play"-thus all modes of expression are appealed t...
The LORD (i) looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. (i) He proves that all things are governed by God's providence and not by fortune....
_Good days. St. Peter (1 Peter iii. 10.) adopts this sense, though the Hebrew is rendered, "and desireth days, that he may see good." The apostles shews that heaven is here principally meant, though a...
What a beautiful advance the Psalm makes, in still going on through the courts of nature and of providence, to that of grace. How blessed indeed must be the Church and people, who have the Lord for th...
Psalms 32 _ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 32-34 = _ Day 6_ (_Evening_)....
13._Jehovah looked down from heaven. _The Psalmist still proceeds with the same doctrine, namely, that human affairs are not tossed hither and thither fortuitously, but that God secretly guides and di...
Psalms 33 has its just place after the forgiveness of the people. Before we pass on to these psalms, remark how the guilelessness of heart produced by complete forgiveness leads to that intimacy with...
THE LORD LOOKETH FROM HEAVEN,.... Where his throne and temple are, upon the earth and men, and things in it, as follows; HE BEHOLDETH ALL THE SONS OF MEN; the evil and the good; which is contrary to...
The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. Ver. 13. _The Lord looketh from heaven_] _Ita respicit universos quasi singulos, ita singulos quasi solos._ And this doctrine of God's...
_He beholdeth all the sons of men_ Although he had a special relation to Israel, yet he hath a general care over all mankind, all whose hearts and ways he observes. _He fashioneth their hearts alike _...
The Lord, as the great Ruler of the universe, LOOKETH FROM HEAVEN, with the eyes of His omniscience; HE BEHOLDETH ALL THE SONS OF MEN, not one being hidden from His knowledge....
PRAISE TO THE RULER OF THE WORLD AS THE PROTECTOR OF HIS PEOPLE. This entire psalm is a call to lively and joyful praise of God for His wonderful and glorious attributes and works, as displayed in cr...
12-22 All the motions and operations of the souls of men, which no mortals know but themselves, God knows better than they do. Their hearts, as well as their times, are all in his hand; he formed the...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Psalms 33:13 LORD H3068 looks H5027 (H8689) heaven H8064 sees H7200 (H8804) sons H1121 men H120 look
3). DECLARATION OF GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE WORLD (13-19). a). God looks down on men and sees all that they do (13-15). Psalms 33:13 YHWH looks from heaven, He beholds all the sons of men, From...
Psalms 33:1. _Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright._ Notice the connection between the words «rejoice «and «praise.» Joy is the soul of praise. God is not extolle...
Psalms 33:1. _Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright._ False gods were worshipped with dolorous sounds, accompanied by cutting with knives and with lancets; but our...
CONTENTS: Praise of God's wisdom and power. CHARACTERS: Psalmist, God. CONCLUSION: The righteous who know the goodness of God should never be empty of His praises. Though the residence of God's glor...
Psalms 33:2. _The psaltery,_ a little harp of sweet sound, and very generally used in unison with the voice. Psalms 33:6. _By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,_ as in Genesis 1. By the Word...
_Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord._ NATIONAL UPLIFTING This text holds in its grasp the secret of our own national prosperity and superiority among the nations of the world--if we have su...
_Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous._ THE SPIRIT OF REJOICING: LIFE ADJUSTED TO THE WILL OF GOD “Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.” It is the vital condition of all spiritual rejoicing that we ar...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 33:1. This is a hymn of praise to the God who made all things, who rules all things for his own purposes, and who has chosen a people to be his own and to bless the whole wo...
INTRODUCTION “This psalm is a fit companion, but by no means the second half, of the preceding one, being distinct from it both in matter and form. It indicates a more tranquil frame of mind, such as...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm has no title in the Hebrew, and in some manuscripts it is joined on to the preceding psalm, and forms one with it. But the difference of subject-matter and of tone render it high...
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely [or beautiful] for the upright (Psalms 33:1). Now, this is something that you might not be able to do as you read it. Praise the LORD with a...
2 Chronicles 16:9; Genesis 6:12; Hebrews 4:13; Jeremiah 23:23;...
THE TRIUNE GOD Psalms 33:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is important for us to get a scriptural vision of the triune God. In the Book of Genesis we read, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the e...
All men — Although he hath a relation to Israel, yet he hath a general care over all mankind, all whose hearts and ways he observes....