pursue.” Verse twelve The word “over” is literally “upon.” The eyes of the Lord are directed in a favorable sense for the good of those that are righteous. “Unto” is literally “into.” God’s ears are “into” the prayers of the righteous. What a picture of God bending down into the very prayers of His children, earnestly listening to their petitions, eager to answer them and come to the aid of those who pray. We have no far off deity to make propitious. We do not have to plead with God to make Him willing