The very heavens declare his righteousness, and all people see his glory.

O ye that love the LORD, see that ye hate the thing which is evil. The LORD preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.

He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel: so that all the ends of the world see the salvation of our God.

And why? Thy servants think upon her stones, and it pitieth them to see her in the dust.

The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall prosper in thy sight.

Then are the hills seen aloft, and the valleys beneath - in their place which thou hast appointed for them.

The lions, roaring after their prey, do seek their meat from God.

Give his holy name a good report; let their hearts rejoice that seek the LORD.

Seek the LORD, and his strength; seek his face evermore.

O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

that we might see the pleasure of thy chosen, and rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and give thanks with thine inheritance.

to cast out their seed among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.

these men see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their bread; let them seek it also out of desolate places.

His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the faithful shall be blessed.

His heart is stablished, and will not shrink, until he sees his desire upon his enemies.

The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him; he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away, and the desire of the ungodly shall perish.

They have mouths, and speak not; eyes have they, but they see not.

The LORD is my helper, and I shall see my desire upon mine enemies.

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with their whole heart;

With my whole heart do I seek thee; O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.

And I will walk at liberty, for I seek thy commandments.

They that fear thee, will be glad when they see me, because I put my trust in thy word.

I am thine; O save me, for I seek thy commandments.

I see that all things come to an end, but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

It grieveth me when I see the transgressors, because they keep not thy law.

I go astray, like a sheep that is lost; O seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments.

Yea because of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek to do thee good.

He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed, shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.

The LORD shall so bless thee out of Zion, that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long.

Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

They have mouths, and speak not; eyes have they, but they see not.

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book were all my members written, which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was not one of them.

Try me, O God, and seek the ground of mine heart; prove me, and examine my thoughts.

I look upon my righthand, and see there is no man that will know me. I have no place to flee unto, no man careth for my soul.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not hear: they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.

My son, forget not my law, but see that thine heart keep my commandments.

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, that I might seek thy face, and so I have found thee.

I am loving unto those that love me, and they that seek me early, shall find me.

Forsake ignorance, and ye shall live: and see that ye go in the way of understanding."

The ungodly is like a tempest that passeth over, and is no more seen; but the righteous remaineth sure forever.

It shall not help the wicked, though they lay all their hands together; but the seed of the righteous shall be preserved.

See that thou meddle not with a fool; and do as though thou hadst no knowledge.

A wise heart will seek after knowledge; but the mouths of fools meddle with foolishness.

Whoso hordeth up riches with the deceitfulness of his tongue: he is a fool, and like unto them that seek their own death.

See that thou rob not the poor because he is weak, and oppress not the simple in judgment;

Even among those that be ever at the wine, and seek excess.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, see thou forsake not; but go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble. Better is a friend at hand than a brother far off.

See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks.

Wicked men discern not the thing that is right, but they that seek after the LORD, discuss all things.

The bloodthirsty hate the righteous, but the just seek his soul.

When the ungodly come up, wickedness increaseth; but the righteous shall see their fall.

Many there be that seek the prince's favour, but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

applied my mind to seek out and search for the knowledge of all things that are done under heaven. Such travail and labor hath God given to the children of men, to exercise themselves therein.

So I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, to apply my mind unto wisdom, and to comprehend foolishness until the time that among all the things which are under the Sun, I might see what were best for men to do, so long as they live under heaven.

For as touching the travail and carefulness which God hath given unto men, I see that he hath given it them, to be exercised in it.

Wherefore I perceive, that there is nothing better for a man, than to be joyful in his labour, for that is his portion. But who will bring him to see the thing that shall come after him?

Yet is there a sore plague, which I have seen under the sun: namely, riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession.

I applied my mind also to knowledge, and to seek out science, wisdom and understanding: to know the foolishness of the ungodly, and the error of doting fools.

Behold - sayeth the preacher - this have I diligently searched out and proved, that I might come by knowledge: which as yet I seek, and find it not.

Lo, this only have I found, that God made man just and right, but they seek divers subtleties.

Be not hasty to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no evil thing: for whatsoever it pleaseth him, that doeth he.

For I have oft seen the ungodly brought to their graves, and fallen down from the high and glorious place; insomuch that they were forgotten in the city where they were had in so high and great reputation. This is also a vain thing.

I understood of all the works of God, that it is not possible for a man, to attain unto works that are done under the Sun: and though he bestow his labour to seek them out, yet can he not reach unto them: yea, though a wise man would undertake to know them, yet might he not find them.

For all these things purposed I in my mind to seek out. The righteous and wise, yea and their servants also are in the hand of God: and there is no man that knoweth either love or hate, but all things are before them.

This wisdom have I seen also under the Sun, and me thought it a great thing.

Another plague is there, which I have seen under the sun; namely, the ignorance that is commonly among princes:

I see servants ride upon horses, and princes going upon their feet as it were servants.

Cease not thou therefore with thy hands to sow thy seed, whether it be in the morning or in the evening: for then knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.

I will get up, thought I, and go about the city, in the ways and in all the streets will I seek him whom my soul loveth: but when I sought him, I found him not.

Whither is thy love gone then, O thou fairest among women; whither is thy love departed, that we may seek him with thee?

I went down into the nut garden, to see what grew by the brooks, to look if the vineyard flourished, and if the pomegranates were shot forth.

In the morning will we rise betimes, and go see the vineyard: if it be sprung forth, if the grapes be grown, and if the pomegranates be shot out. There will I give thee my breasts;

Alas for this sinful nation, which are expert in blasphemies; a seed of ungracious people, corrupt in their ways. They have forsaken the LORD; they have provoked the holy one of Israel unto anger, and are gone backward.

As for the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts, it is the house of Israel, and whole Judah his fair planting. Of these he looked for equity, but see there is wrong; for righteousness, lo, it is but misery.

And ten acres of vines shall give but a quart, and thirty bushels of seed shall give but an ephah.

Which used to speak on this manner: "Let him make haste now, and go forth with his work, that we may see it! Let that counsel of the holy one of Israel come, and draw nigh, that we may know it!"

Then I said, "O woe is me! For I am lost: inasmuch as I am a man of unclean lips, and dwell among people that hath unclean lips also. For mine eyes have seen the King and LORD of Hosts."

And so he said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Ye shall hear indeed, but ye shall not understand; ye shall plainly see, and not perceive.

Harden the heart of this people, stop their ears, and shut their eyes, that they see not with their eyes, hear not with their ears, and understand not with their heart, and convert and be healed."

Nevertheless, the tenth part shall remain therein, for it shall convert and be fruitful. And likewise as the Terebinths and Oak trees in winter cast their leaves and yet have their sap in them, so shall the holy seed continue in their substance."

Even like as in time past it hath been well seen, that the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, wherethrough the sea way goeth over Jordan in to the land of Galilee, was at the first in little trouble, but afterward sore vexed.

The people that have dwelt in darkness, shall see a great light. As for them that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them shall the light shine.

For the people turneth not unto him, that chastiseth them, neither do they seek the LORD of Hosts.

After that day shall the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped out of the house of Jacob, seek no more comfort at him that smote them, but shall comfort themselves with faithfulness and truth in the LORD, the holy one of Israel.

But see, the Lord God of Hosts shall take away the proud from thence, with fear. He shall hew down the proud, and fell the high minded.

This is the heavy burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amos did see.

They that seek thee, shall narrowly look upon thee, and think in themselves, saying, "Is this the man, that brought all lands in fear, and made the kingdoms afraid?

And it shall come to pass, that when it is seen that Moab shall be made weary of his hill-chapels, he shall come to his temple to pray - but he shall not be made able.

In the day when thou didst plant it, it was great, and gave soon the fruit of thy seed: But in the day of harvest, thou shalt reap a heap of sorrows and miseries.

Then was the covering of Judah put from thence, and then was seen the siege of the timber house.

There shall ye see the rifts in the walls of the city of David, whereof there shall be many. Ye shall gather together the waters of the lower pool,

LORD, when thine hand is lift up to strike, they see it not: but they shall see it, and be confounded, when thou shalt devour them with the wrath of the people, and with the fire of thine enemies.

And as for the fading flower, the glory of his pomp, which is upon the top of the plenteous valley: it shall happen unto him, as to an untimely fruit before the harvest come. Which as soon as it is seen, is by and by devoured, before it come well in a man's hand.

And the multitude of all nations that fight against Ariel shall be as a dream seen by night; even so shall all they be that make war against it, and strongholds to overcome it.

For the LORD shall give you a hard-sleeping spirit, and close your eyes. Your Prophets also, and heads which should see; them shall he cover.

Woe be unto them that seek so deep, to hide their imagination before the LORD, which rehearse their counsels in the darkness, and say, "Who seeth us, or who knoweth us?"

See ye not that it is hard at hand, that Lebanon shall be turned into a low field, and that the low field shall be as the wood?

And in that day, shall deaf men hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see, even out of the cloud and out of darkness.