'Seek' in the Bible

Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way,For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame.How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!

O sons of men, how long will my honor and glory be [turned into] shame?How long will you [my enemies] love worthless (vain, futile) things and seek deception and lies? Selah.

And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.May your hearts live forever!

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.

One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek:That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life,To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the LordAnd to meditate in His temple.

When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You,“Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].”

In You, O Lord, I have placed my trust and taken refuge;Let me never be ashamed;In Your righteousness rescue me.

The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.

Turn away from evil and do good;Seek peace and pursue it.

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.

The wicked lies in wait for the righteousAnd seeks to kill him.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me,And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction;They devise treachery all the day long.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated togetherWho seek my life to destroy it;Let those be turned back [in defeat] and dishonoredWho delight in my hurt.

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;Let those who love Your salvation say continually,“The Lord be magnified!”

For strangers have risen against meAnd violent men have sought my life;They have not set God before them. Selah.

O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You;My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You,In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

But those who seek my life to destroy itWill [be destroyed and] go into the depths of the earth [into the underworld].

Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

The humble have seen it and are glad;You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.

Let those be ashamed and humiliatedWho seek my life;Let them be turned back and humiliatedWho delight in my hurt.

May all those who seek You [as life’s first priority] rejoice and be glad in You;May those who love Your salvation say continually,“Let God be magnified!”

Let those who attack my life be ashamed and consumed;Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

My tongue also will speak of Your righteousness all day long;For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my injury.

In the day of my trouble I [desperately] sought the Lord;In the night my hand was stretched out [in prayer] without weariness;My soul refused to be comforted.

Fill their faces with shame and disgrace,That they may [persistently] seek Your name, O Lord.

The young lions roar after their preyAnd seek their food from God.

Glory in His holy name;Let the hearts of those who seek and require the Lord [as their most essential need] rejoice.

Seek and deeply long for the Lord and His strength [His power, His might];Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually.

Let his children wander and beg;Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.

Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

Salvation is far from the wicked,For they do not seek Your statutes.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep;Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God [which is Jerusalem],I will seek your (the city’s) good.