Psalms 24:6

Psalms 24:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face. Selah

Context of Psalms 24:6

4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false, Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully. 5He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation (description) of those who diligently seek Him and require Him as their greatest need, Who seek Your face, even [as did] Jacob. Selah. 7Lift up your heads, O gates, And be lifted up, ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in. 8Who is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.

Psalms 24:6 word by word

זֶ֭ה דּ֣וֹר דֹּרְשָׁ֑יו מְבַקְשֵׁ֨י פָנֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• of them that seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• him, that seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• O Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 24:6

• Psalms 22:30Posterity will serve Him; They will tell of the Lord to the next generation.
• Psalms 73:15If I had said, “I will say this,” [and expressed my feelings], I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
• Isaiah 53:10Yet the Lord was willing To crush Him, causing Him to suffer; If He would give Himself as a guilt offering [an atonement for sin], He shall see His [spiritual] offspring, He shall prolong His days, And the will (good pleasure) of the Lord shall succeed and prosper in His hand.
• Romans 4:16Therefore, [inheriting] the promise depends entirely on faith [that is, confident trust in the unseen God], in order that it may be given as an act of grace [His unmerited favor and mercy], so that the promise will be [legally] guaranteed to all the descendants [of Abraham]—not only for those [Jewish believers] who keep the Law, but also for those [Gentile believers] who share the faith of Abraham, who is the [spiritual] father of us all—
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Psalms 27:8When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You, “Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].”
• Psalms 105:4Seek and deeply long for the Lord and His strength [His power, His might]; Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Here is an Israelite indeed [a true descendant of Jacob], in whom there is no guile nor deceit nor duplicity!”

Commentaries on Psalms 24:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6This is the generation - This is the description of people who are such as God can approve of, and delight in. That seek thy face, O Jacob - It is most certain that אלהי Elohey, O God, has been lost out of the Hebrew text in most MSS., but it is preserved in two of Kennicott's MSS., and also in the Syriac, Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Anglo-Saxon. "Who seek thy face, O God of Jacob." Selah - That is, It is confirmed; it is true. The persons…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6This is the generation of them that seek him - This describes the race of those who seek Him; or, this is their character. The word “generation” here is used evidently in the sense of “race, people, or persons.” This is the character or description of the “persons” who seek His favor; or, this is the character of His true friends. The phrase “to seek God” is often used as descriptive of true piety: Psalm 9:10; Psalm 14:2; Psalm 63:1; Proverbs 8:17…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6The citizens of the King’s realm include all who seek him. The Lord invites them to enter his presence.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Jacob--By "Jacob," we may understand God's people (compare Is 43:22; 44:2, &c.), corresponding to "the generation," as if he had said, "those who seek Thy face are Thy chosen people."Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 24:6

• Desire
• Penitent
• Seekers
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• David
• American Revised Version
• Ark of the Covenant
• Face
• King, Christ As
• Psalms, Book of
• generation
• selah

Commentaries on Psalms 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings