“The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.”
The psalmist asserts that the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry. The imagery of eyes and ears directed toward the righteous suggests God's sustained attention and responsiveness. The contrast implicit in the verse suggests that God's particular attention is directed toward those maintaining righteousness. The affirmation that God's ears are ''attentive'' suggests that God actively listens to prayers and appeals. The verse assures the righteous that they are under God's watchful care.
Church Fathers on Psalms 34:15
A psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, and he sent him away, and he departed. 1. Because there was there a sacrifice after the order of Aaron, and afterwards He of His Own Body and Blood appointed a sacrifice after the order of Melchizedek; He changed then His Countenance in the Priesthood, and sent away the kingdom of the Jews, and came to the Gentiles. What then is, “He affected”? He was full of affection. For what is so full of affection as…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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