Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

This is the generation of them that seek after him, That seek thy face, even Jacob. Selah

New American Standard Bible

This is the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah.

King James Version

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Holman Bible

Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.Selah

International Standard Version

This is the generation that seeks him. Those who seek your face are the true seed of Jacob. Interlude

A Conservative Version

This is the generation of those who seek after him, who seek thy face, [even] Jacob. Selah.

Amplified


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.

Darby Translation

This is the generation of them that seek unto him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

This the generation seeking him, searching out thy face O Jacob. Silence.

King James 2000

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek your face, O Jacob. Selah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Such [is the] sort of those who seek him, those who seek your face, even Jacob. Selah

Modern King James verseion

This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

This is the generation of them that seek him, even of them that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah

NET Bible

Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob's descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face?even Jacob. Selah.

The Emphasized Bible

This, is the generation of them who inquire of him, who seek thy face, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Webster

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

World English Bible

This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face -- even Jacob. Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

This is a generation of those seeking Him. Seeking Thy face, O Jacob! Selah.

References

Hastings

Prayers for Psalm 24:6

Context Readings

A Welcome For God Into The Temple

5 He shall receive a blessing from Jehovah, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek after him, That seek thy face, even Jacob. Selah 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.

Cross References

Psalm 27:8

When thou saidst , Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.

Psalm 105:4

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Psalm 22:30

A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.

Psalm 73:15

If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.

Isaiah 53:10

Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his'seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

Romans 4:16

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

1 Peter 2:9

But ye are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

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