He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Parallel translations
- WEB He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
- BSB He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
- NKJV He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted.
- NASB “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous, But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
- NLT He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.
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Quick answer
God keeps His eye on the righteous and can exalt them to lasting honor, even with kings. He watches over and elevates His own.
Overview
Elihu teaches that God's attentive care rests on the righteous, whom He can establish in enduring honor. This reflects the biblical theme that God lifts the lowly to places of dignity (1 Sam. 2:8; Ps. 113:7-8). It points forward to the exaltation of the redeemed, who in Christ are made a royal priesthood and will reign with Him (Rev. 5:10).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- Ps 34:15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
- Ps 33:18Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
- 1 Sam 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
- Ps 113:7–8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
- 2 Th 3:3But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
- Job 42:12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
- Esth 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
- 1 Pet 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
- Job 1:3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
- Zeph 3:17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
- Gen 41:40Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
- Gen 23:6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
- Ps 112:7–10He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
- 2 Sam 7:13–16He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
- 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.
- Ps 78:70–72He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
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