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Psalms 33:14
From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist records the LORD’s observation of humanity, positioned contextually between His heavenly oversight of all people and His active shaping of each person’s heart and works.
The words — הִשְׁגִּ֑יחַ (hish.Gi.ach) describes a focused, intentional looking, and מִֽ/מְּכוֹן־ (mi./me.khon-) identifies the elevated location from which this observation originates.
The thread — This divine gaze from heaven runs through Solomon’s prayers in 1 Kings 8:39 and 1 Kings 8:30, where the LORD’s dwelling place functions as the source of hearing pleas, forgiving, and repaying according to human conduct.
Why it lands — The text states that God watches every inhabitant of the earth from His dwelling place, which requires the reader to accept that all human conduct occurs under direct divine scrutiny and demands accountability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 8:39 be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—
- 1 Kings 8:27 But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
- 1 Kings 8:30 Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.
- 1 Kings 8:43 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
- Psalms 123:1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
- Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Isaiah 66:1 This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
- Luke 11:2 So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
- 1 Timothy 6:16 He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.