Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Cross-reference

Psalm 2:4 Parallel

Psalm 2:4 depicts the LORD sitting in heaven laughing—reinforcing the sovereign throne imagery of Psalm 11:4.

Psalm 18:6 Parallel

Psalm 18:6 describes God hearing from his temple—the same place of divine presence and response as in Psalm 11:4.

Psalm 33:13 Parallel

Psalm 33:13 says the LORD looks down from heaven and sees all people, matching the 'his eyes see' statement here.

Psalm 66:7 Parallel

Psalm 66:7 describes God's eyes keeping watch on the nations, paralleling the watching and testing eyes of the LORD here.

In Psalm 103:19, the same image of God's throne established in heaven and his universal rule echoes this verse's depiction of God's sovereign throne.

Psalm 53:2 Parallel

Psalm 53:2 directly parallels God looking down from heaven to see if anyone seeks Him — the same divine observation.

Psalm 94:9 Parallel

Psalm 94:9 affirms that God who formed the eye certainly sees, reinforcing the certainty of His observation in Psalm 11:4.

Psalm 139:1 Parallel

Psalm 139:1 declares God has searched and known the psalmist, expanding on the intimate testing described in Psalm 11:4.

Psalm 7:8 Parallel

Psalm 7:8 appeals to God as judge who examines integrity, echoing the testing role of God's eyes in Psalm 11:4.

Psalm 113:6 Parallel

Psalm 113:6 depicts God looking far down from heaven, matching the image of His throne and downward gaze in Psalm 11:4.

Psalm 123:1 Parallel

Psalm 123:1 lifts eyes to God enthroned in heaven, echoing the same heavenly throne and perspective as Psalm 11:4.

Jeremiah 17:10 expands on God's testing: 'I the LORD search the heart' — matching the 'eyelids try' of Psalm 11:4.

Isaiah 66:1 Allusion

Isaiah 66:1 uses the identical phrase 'heaven is my throne' to describe God's dwelling, reinforcing the heavenly throne imagery here.

Jeremiah 23:24 affirms God's omnipresence: 'Do not I fill heaven and earth?' — reinforcing that His eyes see all from His throne.

Habakkuk 2:20 quotes verbatim 'the LORD is in his holy temple' and adds a call for silence before him.

Matthew 5:34 cites heaven as God's throne, directly alluding to this verse's statement that the LORD's throne is in heaven.

Acts 7:49 Allusion

Acts 7:49 quotes Isaiah 66:1 ('heaven is my throne'), which echoes the same throne-in-heaven imagery as this verse.

2 Thessalonians 2:4 describes the man of lawlessness sitting in God's temple—a direct antithesis to the LORD's rightful place in his holy temple.

Hebrews 4:13 declares all creatures are naked before God's eyes — a NT restatement of His all-seeing gaze from heaven.

Revelation 4:2 depicts a throne in heaven with God seated on it, directly visualizing the heavenly throne mentioned here.

Proverbs 15:3 echoes God's all-seeing eyes: 'The eyes of the LORD are in every place' — a direct parallel to His beholding from heaven.

2 Chronicles 16:9 Related theme

2 Chronicles 16:9 says the LORD's eyes run throughout the earth to support the blameless, echoing the all-seeing eyes of God here.

Jeremiah 5:3 echoes God's eyes looking for truth and testing people who refuse correction—directly reinforcing the testing aspect of God's gaze.

Amos 9:8 Parallel

Amos 9:8 says the Lord's eyes are upon the sinful kingdom for judgment—a direct parallel to God's eyes seeing and testing all people.

Jonah 2:7 Parallel

Jonah 2:7 has Jonah's prayer entering God's holy temple—the same temple where God is enthroned, showing prayer reaches his presence.

Micah 1:2 Parallel

Micah 1:2 calls the Lord from his holy temple as a witness—the same temple and throne imagery, emphasizing God's judicial role.

Habakkuk 1:13 questions why God with purer eyes tolerates evil—contrasting with the Psalm's affirmation that God actively sees and tests.

Proverbs 5:21 states that a man's ways are before the Lord's eyes and He ponders all paths — a direct parallel to God's seeing and testing.

Matthew 23:22 mentions swearing by heaven as the throne of God—directly echoing the 'throne in heaven' from this verse.

2 Chronicles 6:30 repeats the same prayer as 1 Kings 8:39 — God from heaven knows all hearts, reinforcing Psalm 11:4.

1 Peter 3:12 states the Lord's eyes are on the righteous—a clear parallel to God's seeing and testing, with added promise of answered prayer.

1 Kings 8:39 echoes God's heavenly dwelling and knowledge of hearts — directly parallel to Psalm 11:4's throne and testing.

Zechariah 2:13 calls for silence before the LORD who is roused from his holy habitation—similar to the temple presence in Psalm 11:4.

Genesis 11:5 shows God coming down to inspect Babel — a narrative instance of His observing human deeds, echoing Psalm 11:4's theme.

Jeremiah 25:30 depicts God roaring from his holy habitation—the same heavenly dwelling from which he sees and judges in this verse.

Job 24:23 Parallel

Job 24:23 also states God's eyes are on human ways, reinforcing the theme of divine surveillance over the wicked.