12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
    and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12-16

12 For 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.

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15 The eyes of the Lord(A) are on the righteous,(B)
    and his ears are attentive(C) to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against(D) those who do evil,(E)
    to blot out their name(F) from the earth.

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15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

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31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.(A)

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31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(A)

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29 The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

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15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.(A)

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15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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For the eyes(A) of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish(B) thing, and from now on you will be at war.(C)

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For 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.

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16 Therefore confess your sins(A) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(B) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(C)

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16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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You who answer prayer,
    to you all people will come.(A)

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O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

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12 It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes(A) of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.

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12 A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

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I will set my face against(A) them. Although they have come out of the fire(B), the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the Lord.(C)

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And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.

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16 Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;(A)
    at your rebuke(B) your people perish.

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16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

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