The Eye of the Lord

 

Psalm 33:13 The Lord looks down from heaven;
    he sees all the children of man;
14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out
    on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all
    and observes all their deeds.
16 The king is not saved by his great army;
    a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
    and by its great might it cannot rescue.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
    on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death
    and keep them alive in famine.

This psalmist was very aware of the fact that the Lord sees; He looks down; He looks out on all mankind. But the Lord's eye is especially on those who fear Him and hope in Him.  God sees all, but there is a sense in which God is really looking out for His people, those who have faith in Him and fully depend upon Him. They realize their hope is not in a political leader, but God alone.