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Psalms 24:6
6Such is the generation of those who inquire of him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.Selah
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
4The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not appealed to what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully. 5He will receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who inquire of him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.Selah 7Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in. 8Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.
Read all of Psalms 24Psalms 24:6 word by word
זֶ֭ה דּ֣וֹר דֹּרְשָׁ֑יו מְבַקְשֵׁ֨י פָנֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 24:6
- Psalms 22:30Their descendants will serve him; the next generation will be told about the Lord.
- Psalms 73:15If I had decided to say these things aloud, I would have betrayed your people.
- Isaiah 53:10Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely. When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished.
- Romans 4:16This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace, to guarantee it to all the descendants — not only to the one who is of the law but also to the one who is of Abraham’s faith. He is the father of us all.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- Psalms 27:8My heart says this about you: “Seek his face.” Lord, I will seek your face.
- Psalms 105:4Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.
- John 1:47Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
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
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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
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