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Psalms 24:6
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Such is the generation of those who inquire of him,who seek the face of the God of Jacob.Selah
This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek your face -- even Ya`akov. Selah.
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
They try to follow God; they look to the God of Jacob for help. Selah
Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob's descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)
This is the generation (description) of those who diligently seek Him and require Him as their greatest need, Who seek Your face, even [as did] Jacob. Selah.
This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah
This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek your face -- even Jacob. Selah.
This is the generation of them that seeke him, of them yt seeke thy face, this is Iaakob. Selah.
This is the generation of those who seek Him,Who seek Your face—pay heed O Jacob. Selah.
Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
because they worship and serve the God of Jacob.
Such is the character of those who seek him, of Ya‘akov, who seeks your face. (Selah)
This is the generation of them that seek unto him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
They try to follow God. They go to the God of Jacob for help. Selah
This is the generation of them that seek thy face, that proclaim thy countenance, O thou God of Jacob.
Such are the people who come to God, who come into the presence of the God of Jacob.
Such is the sort of those who seek him, those who seek your face, even Jacob. Selah
This is the generation of those seeking Him; they seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah.
This is ye generacio of the yt seke him, of the yt seke yi face, o Iacob.
This is the generation of them that seek after him, That seek thy face, even Jacob. Selah
This is the generation of those whose hearts are turned to you, even to your face, O God of Jacob. (Selah.)
Such is the generation of them that seek after Him, that seek Thy face, even Jacob. Selah
This is the generation of them that seeke him: that seeke thy face, O Iacob. Selah.
This is the generation of them that seke hym: euen of them that seke thy face [in] Iacob. Selah.
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek the face of the God of Jacob. Pause.
This is the generation of them that seek after him, that seek thy face, O God of Jacob. Selah
This is the generacioun of men sekynge hym; of men sekynge the face of God of Jacob.
This is the generation of those that seek after him, That seek your face, Jacob. Selah.
This [is] the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face.Selah
Such people may seek you and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob. Interlude
Such is the family of those who look for Him, who look for Your face, O God of Jacob.
Such is the company of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
This, is the generation of them who inquire of him, who seek thy face, O God of Jacob. Selah.
Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. [Selah]
This [is] a generation of those seeking Him. Seeking Thy face, O Jacob! Selah.
This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
This is: Psalms 22:30, Psalms 73:15, Isaiah 53:10, Romans 4:16, 1 Peter 2:9
that seek: Psalms 27:8, Psalms 105:4, John 1:47
O Jacob: or, O God of Jacob
Reciprocal: Psalms 14:5 - the generation Isaiah 45:19 - Seek Isaiah 51:1 - ye that seek
Cross-References
Behold, I stand nigh the spring of water, and the daughters of the inhabitants of this city will come out to draw water:
An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back.
And pouring out the pitcher into the troughs, she ran back to the well to draw water; and having drawn, she gave to all the camels.
And after that the camels had drunk, the man took out golden earrings, weighing two sicles; and as many bracelets, of ten sicles weight.
Stand fast and be not held again under the yoke of bondage.
But we are not the children of withdrawing unto perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul.
By faith he abode in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
This [is] the generation of them that seek him,.... The persons above described are such, who in every age are the generation of the children of God, and are accounted by him for a generation; they are such that seek him, in the first place, with their whole hearts, and in Christ, where they find him;
that seek thy face, O Jacob. By the "face" of God is meant the favour of God, the discoveries of his love, the light of his countenance, than which nothing is more desirable to gracious souls, or more sought after by them; and by Jacob is meant the God of Jacob; and so Apollinarius has it in his metaphrase; see Psalms 10:1; unless Christ should be intended, one of whose names is Israel, Isaiah 49:3; or the words may be supplied, as they are by some Jewish writers m, "this is Jacob"; or the persons before described are the seed of Jacob, and who are called by his name: and it may be observed, that the church of God often bears the same name, Isaiah 43:1; and then the sense is, the persons whose characters are given above are fit to ascend, and stand in the holy hill of God, are Israelites indeed, in whom there is no guile.
Selah; on this word, Isaiah 43:1- :.
m Aben Ezra, Kimchi, & Ben Melech in loc.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This is the generation of them that seek him - This describes the race of those who seek Him; or, this is their character. The word âgenerationâ here is used evidently in the sense of ârace, people, or persons.â This is the character or description of the âpersonsâ who seek His favor; or, this is the character of His true friends. The phrase âto seek Godâ is often used as descriptive of true piety: Psalms 9:10; Psalms 14:2; Psalms 63:1; Proverbs 8:17; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 7:7. It indicates an earnest desire to know Him and to obtain His favor. It denotes also humility of mind, and a sense of dependence on God.
That seek thy face, O Jacob - Margin, O âGod ofâ Jacob. DeWette understands this as meaning that they would seek the face of God among His people; or that they who belonged to the race of Jacob, and who were sincere, thus sought the face of God. There is supposed to be, according to this interpretation, a distinction between the true and the false Israel; between those who professed to be the people of God and those who really were His people (compare Romans 9:6-8). It seems to me that the word is not used here as it is in the margin to denote the âGod of Jacob,â which would be a harsh and an unusual construction, but that it is in apposition with the preceding words, as denoting what constituted the true Jacob, or the true people of God. âThis is the generation of them that seek him; this is the true Jacob, that seek thy face, O Lord.â That is, this is the characteristic of all who properly belong to the race of Jacob, or who properly belong to God as his true people. The sense, however, is not materially affected if we adopt the reading in the margin.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 24:6. This 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 ×××× 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, AEthiopic, Arabic, and Anglo-Saxon. "Who seek thy face, O God of Jacob."
Selah. — That is, It is confirmed; it is true. The persons who abstain from every appearance of evil, and seek the approbation of God, are those in whom God will delight.
