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 that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully. 5He shall receive a blessing from Jehovah, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of them that seek after him, That seek thy face, even Jacob. [Selah 7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in. 8Who is the King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle.

Psalms 24:6 word by word

זֶ֭ה דּ֣וֹר דֹּרְשָׁ֑יו מְבַקְשֵׁ֨י פָנֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

• generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 24:6

• Psalms 22:30A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.
• Psalms 73:15If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.
• Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
• Romans 4:16For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
• 1 Peter 2:9But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• Psalms 27:8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
• Psalms 105:4Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

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