Psalm 33:13-19

In this part of Psalm 33 the psalmist takes a look at God’s divine power and strength. Key ideas are that He sees – looks and observes; He rules – enthroned; as well as He guides – fashioning hearts. So, what do I do with those ideas?  I can rejoice in His watching, because in His watching I have hope. 
 
His Watching Is Absolute: v. 13-15 – He misses NOTHING! That means He sees my sin, yes, but it also means He doesn’t miss that evil that is going on around us that appears to go unnoticed or recognized by the world.
* “Neither 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,” Heb 4:13.
* He knows every deed, “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good,” Prov. 15:3.
* He knows every thought, “Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off,” Ps. 139:2.
* He knows every motive behind every action, “I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings,” Jer. 17:10.
* He hears every idle word, “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment,” Matt. 12:36.

His Watching Is Aware: v. 16-17 – God watches the heathen as they make their plans and set their armies in place. He sees their vain efforts to alter His plans and seek to obtain their own salvation through dominating their enemies. He sees them as they live for this world and give no thought to the world to come. These two verses are just a reminder that God knows what the wicked are up to. Sometimes I think we think He forgets, but He never does! He sees it all and one day He will judge them according to their works.

His Watching Is Affectionate: v. 18-19 – God has just told us that the destinies of nations are in His hands. The decisions that will determine the course of this world are not made in Washington, Moscow or Beijing. The decisions that will affect the course of this world are made in Heaven by the sovereign God who occupies the throne as the Ruler of all things. But, while God sovereignly controls everything that takes place in His creation, He still has time for the individual.

      His “eye” is on those who “fear Him” and on those who “hope in His mercy”. Those individuals who have looked to the Lord for their salvation are the recipients of His watch care and of His promise that He will secure them and supply them.

He sees everything that happens to you. He sees all the pain. He sees all the problems. He sees all the attacks of your enemies. He sees the hurts, the fears, the valleys and the sorrows. Nothing escapes His view! FEAR NOT, God will take care of His own, Matt. 6:25-33.
     
While a lost world lives in fear, we the people of God can rest in His sovereign arms.  His eye is on your life and He knows more about your needs than you do! He will not fail you. He will not desert you. He loves you and He will take care of you until you join Him in glory.

He is worthy to be praised for the fact that He watches over all things, especially the needs of His people! Are you thankful that He alone decides what plans succeed? 

Dr. Lynne Jahns
Christian Counselor