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Psalms 24:6
6This is the person who seeks him, who searches for 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
4⌞The one who⌟ has clean hands and a pure heart and does not long for what is false or lie when he is under oath. 5⌞This person⌟ will receive a blessing from the Lord and righteousness from God, his savior. This is the person who seeks him, who searches for the face of the God of Jacob. Selah 7Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in. 8Who is this king of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty! The Lord, heroic 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 22:30There will be descendants who serve him, a generation that will be told about the Lord.
- Psalms 73:15If I had said, “I will continue to talk like that,” I would have betrayed God’s people.
- Isaiah 53:10Yet, it was the Lord’s will to crush him with suffering. When the Lord has made his life a sacrifice for our wrongdoings, he will see his descendants for many days. The will of the Lord will succeed through him.
- Romans 4:16Therefore, the promise is based on faith so that it can be a gift. Consequently, the promise is guaranteed for every descendant, not only for those who are descendants by obeying Moses’ Teachings but also for those who are descendants by believing as Abraham did. He is the father of all of us,
- 1 Peter 2:9However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- Psalms 27:8⌞When you said,⌟ “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “O Lord, I will seek your face.”
- Psalms 105:4Search for the Lord and his strength. Always seek his presence.
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and remarked, “Here is a true Israelite who is sincere.”
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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