Psalms 105:4
Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Psalms 105:4 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 ye 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 evermore. |
What does Psalms 105:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 105:3-4
3-4. Seeking God's favor is the only true mode of getting true happiness, and His strength [Psa 105:4] is the only true source of protection (compare Psa 32:11; 40:16). Glory ... name--boast in His perfections. The world glories in its horses and chariots against the Church of God lying in the dust; but our hope is in the name, that is, the power and love of God to His people, manifested in past deliverances.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 105:1-7
Our devotion is here stirred up, that we may stir up ourselves to praise God. Seek his strength; that is, his grace; the strength of his Spirit to work in us that which is good, which we cannot do but by strength derived from him, for which he will be sought. Seek to have his favour to eternity, therefore continue seeking it while living in this world; for he will not only be found, but he will reward those that…
Psalms 105:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 105:4
- Psalms 27:8
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
- 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.
- 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.
- Amos 5:4-6
For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: But seek not Beth–el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer–sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth–el shall come to nought. 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.
- Psalms 132:8
Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
- Psalms 78:61
And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 105:3
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
- Psalms 105:4
Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
- Psalms 105:5
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Psalms 105:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Buscad á Jehová, y su fortaleza: buscad siempre su rostro. |
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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 | Memento nostri, Domine, in beneplacito populi tui; visita nos in salutari tuo: |