1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
1 Chronicles 16:11 in other translations
| BSB | Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. |
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| WEB | Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more. |
| ASV | Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore. |
| YLT | Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually. |
| DARBY | Seek Jehovah and his strength, Seek his face continually; |
| BBE | Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him. |
| Webster | Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually. |
What does 1 Chronicles 16:11 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 16:7-36
Let God be glorified in our praises. Let others be edified and taught, that strangers to him may be led to adore him. Let us ourselves triumph and trust in God. Those that give glory to God's name are allowed to glory in it. Let the everlasting covenant be the great matter of our joy his people of old, be remembered by us with thankfulness to him. Show forth from day to day his salvation, his promised salvation by…
1 Chronicles 16:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 16:11
- Psalms 27:8-9
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 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.
- Zephaniah 2:2-3
Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
- Psalms 68:35
O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
- Psalms 24:6
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
- Psalms 67:1
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
- Psalms 4:6
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- Amos 5:6
Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth–el.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41
Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
- Psalms 78:61
And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.
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Context
- 1 Chronicles 16:10
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
- 1 Chronicles 16:12
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
1 Chronicles 16:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Buscad á Jehová y su fortaleza; buscad su rostro continuamente. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Recherchez l’ Éternel et sa force, cherchez continuellement sa face; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Trachtet nach Jehova und seiner Stärke, suchet sein Angesicht beständig! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quærite Dominum, et virtutem ejus: quærite faciem ejus semper. |