English Standard Version
Psalms 24:6
6Such is the generation of those who seek 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face. Selah
- New Living Translation (NLT)Such people may seek you and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob. Interlude
Context of Psalms 24:6
4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. 5He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah 7Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may 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 22:30Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
- Psalms 73:15If I had said, "I will speak thus," I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
- Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
- Romans 4:16That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who 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 own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- Psalms 27:8You have said, "Seek my face." My heart says to you, "Your face, Lord, do I seek."
- Psalms 105:4Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, 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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