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

4Only the person who does what is right, and who has pure thoughts. He does not worship idols and he does not make false promises. 5The Lord will bless people who are like that. God will save them. He will say that they are not guilty of wrong things. People like that come to God. They want to please him. They like to pray to the God of Jacob. Selah. 7Old gates of the city, wake up! Open now, to leave a wide path! Then the great king will come in. 8Who is this great king? He is the Lord, who is strong and powerful. He is the Lord, who wins against his enemies.

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 22:30Our children will also serve God. And they will tell their children about our Lord.
• Psalms 73:15If I had spoken aloud things like that, I would have turned against your own people.
• Isaiah 53:10But it was the Lord who chose to hurt his servant. He caused his servant to receive much pain. His servant died to remove people's guilt. As a result, God will bless him with many descendants, and he will have a long life. What the Lord wants will happen, because of what his servant does.
• Romans 4:16So God gives us his promise as a gift, because he is very kind. We receive it when we trust him. If we believe in God like Abraham did, then God accepts us. That is God's promise to all of Abraham's family. If we believe in God, we can call Abraham our ancestor. We can all receive what God has promised. It is not only for those who have Moses' Law to obey.
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are not like that. You are a special group of people that God has chosen. You serve God like priests who serve a King. You are his own holy people who belong to him. He has taken you out of the dark place of sin, and he has brought you into his great light. He has done all this so that you can tell people how great he is.
• Psalms 27:8I have heard you say to me, ‘Come near to me.’ So I will come and pray to you, Lord.
• Psalms 105:4Ask the Lord to help you. Ask him to give you strength. Always try to be near him and worship him.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael, who was coming towards him. Jesus said, ‘Here is a completely honest man. That is what a person from Israel should really be like.’

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