9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
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And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. …
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: …
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: …
And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)A great deal of service David had done in his day, had served his generation according to the will of God , Acts 13:36. But now the time draws night that he must die, and, as a type of the Son of David, the nearer he comes to his end the more busy he is, and does his work with all his might. He is now a little recovered from the indisposition mentioned 1 Kgs. 1:1; when they covered him with clothe…
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