Psalms 102:19

102:18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

KJV

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth;

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

102:20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; those: Heb. the children of death

What does Psalms 102:19 mean?

Psalms 102:19 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁקַף (shâqaph), מָרוֹם (mârôwm), קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh).

Hebrew interlinear

For

hath

looked

downשָׁקַףshâqaph/shaw-kaf'/H8259properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)

from

the

heightמָרוֹםmârôwm/maw-rome'/H4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)

his

sanctuary;קֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

from

heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

did

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

beholdנָבַטnâbaṭ/naw-bat'/H5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care

the

earth;אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 102:19.

1 Chronicles 13:2

And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: send: Heb. break forth and send in their: Heb. in the cities of their suburbs

1 Chronicles 14:17

And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

1 Chronicles 15:29

And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

1 Chronicles 16:10

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

1 Chronicles 16:23

Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.

1 Chronicles 16:31

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

2 Chronicles 30:27

Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. his holy: Heb. the habitation of his holiness

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 102:19 say?

Psalms 102:19 (King James Version) reads: "For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;"

Is Psalms 102:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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