Psalms 27:8

Psalms 27:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
• New International Version (NIV)My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have said, "Seek my face." My heart says to you, "Your face, Lord, do I seek."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

Context of Psalms 27:8

6And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah. 7Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek. 9Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

Psalms 27:8 word by word

לְךָ֤׀ אָמַ֣ר לִ֭בִּי בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ פָנָ֑י אֶת־פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְהוָ֣ה אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• Seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Psalms 27:8

• Psalms 24:6This is the generation of them that seek after him, That seek thy face, even Jacob. [Selah
• Psalms 105:4Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.
• Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:
• Hosea 5:15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
• Psalms 63:1O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
• Psalms 119:58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
• Jeremiah 29:12And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Commentaries on Psalms 27:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face - How much labor and skill have been employed to make sense of this verse as it stands in our translation! The original words are the following, from which our Version has been forcibly extracted: - אבקש יהוה פניך את פני בקשו לבי אמר לך lecha amar libbi bakkeshu panai ; eth paneycha, Yehovah, abakkesh ; of which I believe the true rendering to be as follows: "Unto thee, my heart, he hath said, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face … - Margin, “My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face.” The literal translation would be: “To Thee hath said my heart, Seek ye my face; thy face, O Lord, will I seek.” DeWette thus expresses the idea, “Of thee my heart thinks (in regard to the command to seek thy face), thy face, Lord, I will seek.” Our translators have given the correct meaning, though the original is quite obscure. The passage is designed to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us no good, when we do not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Unlike the wicked (Psalm 10:4), who only want a temporary advantage (78:34–36), the godly search for the Lord like a thirsty person seeks water in the desert (63:1; 105:4; 119:2, 10; Matthew 6:33). They act wisely (Psalm 34:10, 14) while waiting for the Lord to resolve their crisis (34:4; 69:6; 77:2; 119:58).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. The meaning is clear, though the construction in a literal translation is obscure. The English Version supplies the implied clause. To seek God's face is to seek His favor (Psa 105:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 27:8

• David
• Desire
• Heart
• Prayer
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• Believe
• Deliver
• Face
• Hide
• Salvation
• Psalms, Book of
• seek, search, look for

Commentaries on Psalms 27

• 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