Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
Parallel translations
- WEB Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
- KJV Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
- BSB Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
- NASB Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.
- NLT Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.
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Quick answer
Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face continually. God's people are called to a lifelong, ongoing pursuit of Him.
Overview
This repeated call to seek God's strength and presence frames worship as continual dependence on Him rather than a one-time act. Seeking His face means longing for fellowship with God Himself, not merely His gifts. The verse echoes throughout Scripture's invitation to draw near to God, fully opened to believers through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 27:8–9When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”
- Zeph 2:2–3before the appointed time when the day passes as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Yahweh comes on you, before the day of Yahweh’s anger comes on you.
- Ps 68:35You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
- Ps 24:6This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face — even Jacob. Selah.
- Ps 67:1For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
- Ps 4:6Many say, “Who will show us any good?” Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.
- Amos 5:6Seek Yahweh, and you will live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.
- 2 Chr 6:41“Now therefore arise, Yahweh God, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength. Let your priests, Yahweh God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in goodness.
- Ps 78:61and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand.
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