Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
Parallel translations
- WEB Doesn’t he see my ways, and count all my steps?
- BSB Does He not see my ways and count my every step?
- NKJV Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps?
- NASB “Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps?
- NLT Doesn’t he see everything I do and every step I take?
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Quick answer
Job acknowledges that God sees all his ways and counts every step. This awareness of God's all-seeing eye motivates his integrity.
Overview
Job confesses that the Lord observes his entire course of life and numbers each of his steps, so nothing is hidden from God. This conviction of being fully known fuels his commitment to live uprightly even in secret. The same truth comforts and challenges believers today, for the God who sees all is also the God who, in Christ, knows us fully and yet loves and redeems us.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Job 34:21For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
- Prov 5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
- 2 Chr 16:9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
- Job 14:16For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
- Prov 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
- Jer 32:19Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
- Jer 16:17For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
- Ps 139:1–3O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
- Heb 4:13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
- Ps 44:21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
- Gen 16:13And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
- John 1:48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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