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

4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 5He shall receive the blessing from Yhwh, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 8Who is this King of glory? Yhwh strong and mighty, Yhwh mighty in battle.

Psalms 24:6 word by word

זֶ֭ה דּ֣וֹר דֹּרְשָׁ֑יו מְבַקְשֵׁ֨י פָנֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

• 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 22:30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
• Psalms 73:15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
• Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased Yhwh to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Yhwh shall prosper in his hand.
• Romans 4:16Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
• 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• Psalms 27:8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Yhwh, will I seek.
• Psalms 105:4Seek Yhwh, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

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