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Psalms 105:4
4Ask the Lord to help you. Ask him to give you strength. Always try to be near him and worship him.
Psalms 105:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
- New International Version (NIV)Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
Context of Psalms 105:4
2Sing songs and make music to praise him! Tell people about the miracles that he has done. 3Boast about his holy name. Everybody who wants to worship the Lord should be very happy! Ask the Lord to help you. Ask him to give you strength. Always try to be near him and worship him. 5Remember the great things that he has done. Remember his miracles, and the commands that he has spoken. 6Remember that you are descendants of God's servant, Abraham. You are Jacob's descendants, and God has chosen you to be his people.
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:4 word by word
דִּרְשׁ֣וּ יְהוָ֣ה וְעֻזּ֑וֹ בַּקְּשׁ֖וּ פָנָ֣יו תָּמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:4
- Amos 5:4To the people of Israel's family, the Lord says, ‘Come back to me and you will live.
- Zephaniah 2:2The wind takes away the dry parts of a plant that covered the seed. It will be like that when I punish you. Before it is the time for me to punish you, look for me. Before this time is past, look for me. Look for me, before I become very, very angry with you. There will be a day when the Lord will be angry. Look for me, before that day. Yes, look for the Lord, all you people who want to make him happy. You have done what the Lord wants. Continue to do what is good. But do not think that you are great. Perhaps you will find a safe place on the day when the Lord is angry.
- Psalms 78:61He let Israel's enemies take away the Covenant Box, that showed his power and his glory.
- Psalms 132:8Lord, come now and stay here, in your home! Come with the Covenant Box that shows your great power.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41Lord God, come now and stay here, in your home. Come into the temple with the Covenant Box that shows your great power. Bless your priests as they serve you. Cause your faithful people be happy because you do good things for them.
- Psalms 27:8I have heard you say to me, ‘Come near to me.’ So I will come and pray to you, Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 105:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Seek the Lord - Worship the one only Supreme Being, as the only and all-sufficient good for the soul of man. And his strength - Man is weak; and needs connection with the strong God that he may be enabled to avoid evil and do good. Seek his face - Reconciliation to him. Live not without a sense of his favor. Evermore - Let this be thy chief business. In and above all thy seeking, seek this.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Seek the Lord and his strength - Seek strength from him; seek that his strength may be imparted to you; seek him as a Being of almighty power; as One by whom you may be strengthened. The Septuagint and Vulgate render this, “Seek the Lord, and be strengthened.‘” Strength comes from God, and it is only by his strength that we can be strong; only by our making use of his omnipotence in our own behaIf that we can discharge the duties, and bear the trials of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The poet begins with a call to give thanks (see also Psalms 106:1; 107:1; 118:1; 136:1). The other psalms continue with the refrain "for He is good!" The rest of Psalm 105 tells of God's goodness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. Seeking God's favor is the only true mode of getting true happiness, and His strength [Psa 105:4] is the only true source of protection (compare Psa 32:11; 40:16). Glory ... name--boast in His perfections. The world glories in its horses and chariots against the Church of God lying in the dust; but our hope is in the name, that is, the power and love of God to His people, manifested in past deliverances.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 105
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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