1 Chronicles 16:11

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

1 Chronicles 16:11

Study notes

Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.

Explanation

This is part of the song of thanks David appointed when the ark of the covenant was brought to Jerusalem (16:7-36). To seek God's face is to seek His presence.

Original language

דִּרְשׁ֤וּ (dir.Shu): to seek
Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · Strong's H1875 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Seek.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 Chronicles 16:11, word 1
וְעֻזּ֔וֹ (ve.'u.Zo): strength
Hebrew · Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H5797 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Strength.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 Chronicles 16:11, word 3
פָנָ֖יו (fa.Nav): before
Hebrew · Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H6440G · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Face, presence.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 Chronicles 16:11, word 5
תָּמִֽיד (ta.Mid): continuity
Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H8548 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Continually.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 Chronicles 16:11, word 6

Cross-references

Psalm 105:4 · Parallel account
The same words in Psalm 105.
Jeremiah 29:13 · Same theme
You will seek Me and find Me.
Hebrews 11:6 · Same theme
He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Sources

STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament
Dataset · STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Used for: Original language

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

דִּרְשׁ֤וּ יְהוָה֙ וְעֻזּ֔וֹ בַּקְּשׁ֥וּ פָנָ֖יו תָּמִֽיד׃

דִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.Shu“seek”
Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
וְעֻזּ֔וֹve.'u.Zo“and strength his”
Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֹז · “strength” · Strong's H5797
בַּקְּשׁ֥וּba.ke.Shu“seek”
Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
פָנָ֖יוfa.Nav“face his”
Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
תָּמִֽיד׃ta.Mid“continually”
Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּמִיד · “continuity” · Strong's H8548

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Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)