Psalms 24:6 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁶This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 24:6 —

Old words in this verse

selah: — a pause or musical mark (meaning uncertain).

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 27:8
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
Psalms 105:4
Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
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
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might 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,
Psalms 73:15
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

Topics

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 3-6)

From this world, and the fulness thereof, the psalmist’s meditations rise, of a sudden to the great things of another world, the foundation of which is not on the seas, nor on the floods. The things of this world God has given to the children of men and we are much indebted to his providence for them; but they will not make a portion for us. And therefore, I. Here is an enquiry after better things…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 6)

6. Jacob--By “Jacob,” we may understand God’s people (compare Is 43:22; 44:2, &c.), corresponding to “the generation,” as if he had said, “those who seek Thy face are Thy chosen people.”