Psalms 27:8
In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
7Hear, O LORD, when I call with my voice, and be gracious unto me, and answer me.
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:1And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said: 'It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.'
Psalms 24:6Such is the generation of them that seek after Him, that seek Thy face, even Jacob. Selah
Psalms 105:4Seek ye the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.
Isaiah 26:16LORD, in trouble have they sought Thee, silently they poured out a prayer when Thy chastening was upon them.
Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near;
Hosea 5:15I will go and return to My place, till they acknowledge their guilt, and seek My face; in their trouble they will seek Me earnestly:
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 →