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But the Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
    examining every person on earth.

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The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(B)
He observes everyone on earth;(C)
    his eyes examine(D) them.

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19 The Lord has made the heavens his throne;
    from there he rules over everything.

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19 The Lord has established his throne(A) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules(B) over all.

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But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;
    yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
    my cry to him reached his ears.

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In my distress(A) I called to the Lord;(B)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(C)
    my cry came(D) before him, into his ears.

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20 But the Lord is in his holy Temple.
    Let all the earth be silent before him.”

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20 The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    let all the earth be silent(B) before him.

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But the one who rules in heaven laughs.
    The Lord scoffs at them.

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The One enthroned(A) in heaven laughs;(B)
    the Lord scoffs at them.

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24 Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?
    Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?”
    says the Lord.

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24 Who can hide(A) in secret places
    so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
    “Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(B)
declares the Lord.

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66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?
    Could you build me such a resting place?

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Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,(A)
    and the earth is my footstool.(B)
Where is the house(C) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?

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13 The Lord looks down from heaven
    and sees the whole human race.

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13 From heaven the Lord looks down(A)
    and sees all mankind;(B)

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And instantly I was in the Spirit,[a] and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:2 Or in spirit.

At once I was in the Spirit,(A) and there before me was a throne in heaven(B) with someone sitting on it.

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13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

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13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.(A) Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

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He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

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He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God(A) or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.(B)

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21 And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it.

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21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells(A) in it.

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34 But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne.

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34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(A) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(B)

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