Psalms 24:6 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 24:6

Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

This is the generation of them that seek after him, That seek thy face, even Jacob. [Selah

KJV

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

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Commentary

5 voices

Origen of Alexandria

SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS 24:6 (253)

No one seeking the face of God will see his face and live, … unless he or she has been changed.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In every age there is a remnant of such as these, men of this character, who are accounted to the Lord for a generation, Ps. xxii. And they are such as seek God, that seek they face, O Jacob! [1.] They join themselves to God, to seek him, not only in earnest prayer, but in serious endeavours to obtain his favour and keep themselves in his love.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

"This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob." These are the regeneration, these are in the line of grace; these are the legitimate seed. Yet they are only seekers; hence learn that true seekers are very dear in God's esteem, and are entered upon his register. Even seeking has a sanctifying influence; what a consecrating power must lie in finding and enjoying the Lord's face and favour! To desire communion with God is a purifying thing.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
זֶ֭ה	zeh	this	H2088 →
דּ֣וֹר	Dor	[is] [the] generation of	H1755 →
דֹּרְשָׁ֑יו	do.re.Shav	[those who] seek him	H1875 →
מְבַקְשֵׁ֨י	me.vak.Shei	[those who] seek	H1245 →
פָנֶ֖יךָ	fa.Nei.kha	<of> face your	H6440 →
יַעֲקֹ֣ב	ya.'a.Ko	O Jacob	H3290 →
סֶֽלָה׃	Se.lah	Selah	H5542 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 27:8
My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
leads to
- Psalms 105:4
  Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Isaiah 55:6–7
  Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- Psalms 119:58
  I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
- Psalms 63:1–2
  O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Through
Psalms 105:4
Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
leads to
- Psalms 27:8
  My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
- Zephaniah 2:2–3
  before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you.
- Amos 5:4–6
  For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!

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