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

²⁴ for he looks throughout the whole earth
    and sees everything under the heavens.

⁴ But the Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
    examining every person on earth.

² God looks down from heaven
    on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
    if anyone seeks God.

²³ Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the Lord.
    “No, I am far away at the same time.
²⁴ Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?
    Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?”
    says the Lord.

³ The Lord is watching everywhere,
    keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.

² The Lord looks down from heaven
    on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
    if anyone seeks God.

¹⁹ Tell them the Lord looked down
    from his heavenly sanctuary.
He looked down to earth from heaven