Psalms 27:8
When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
In Context
7O Lord, let the voice of my cry come to your ears: have mercy on me, and give me an answer.
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:1In the days of David they were short of food for three years, year after year; and David went before the Lord for directions. And the Lord said, On Saul and on his family there is blood, because he put the Gibeonites to death.
Psalms 24:6This is the generation of those whose hearts are turned to you, even to your face, O God of Jacob. (Selah.)
Psalms 105:4Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
Isaiah 26:16Lord, in trouble our eyes have been turned to you, we sent up a prayer when your punishment was on us.
Isaiah 55:6Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
Hosea 5:15I will go back to my place till they are made waste; in their trouble they will go after me early and will make search for me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 27:8-14
Confidence in Divine Goodness. 7 Hear, O Lord , when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord , will I seek. 9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord , and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 12… Read the whole commentary →