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Selected Verse: Psalms 105:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 105:4 |
King James |
Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Seek the Lord and his strength - Seek strength from him; seek that his strength may be imparted to you; seek him as a Being of almighty power; as One by whom you may be strengthened. The Septuagint and Vulgate render this, "Seek the Lord, and 'be strengthened.'" Strength comes from God, and it is only by his strength that we can be strong; only by our making use of his omnipotence in our own behaIf that we can discharge the duties, and bear the trials of this life. Compare the notes at Isa 40:29-31.
Seek his face evermore - His favor. His smiling upon us, his lifting up the light of his countenance, is synonymous with his favor. See Psa 24:6; Psa 27:8. Compare the notes at Psa 4:6. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Seek - The Lord in his strength, in his sanctuary, or before the ark, which is called God's strength. Face - His gracious presence. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Seek the Lord - Worship the one only Supreme Being, as the only and all-sufficient good for the soul of man.
And his strength - Man is weak; and needs connection with the strong God that he may be enabled to avoid evil and do good.
Seek his face - Reconciliation to him. Live not without a sense of his favor.
Evermore - Let this be thy chief business. In and above all thy seeking, seek this. |
6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.