1 Chronicles 16:11

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

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‘Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always’—a call to continual dependence on God.

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

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“Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.”

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“Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.”

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“Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 16:11 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:41Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
  2. Psalms 4:6Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
  3. Psalms 24:6Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
  4. Psalms 27:8My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
  5. Psalms 67:1May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
  6. Psalms 68:35O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
  7. Psalms 78:61He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.
  8. Psalms 84:6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
  9. Amos 5:6Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.
  10. Zephaniah 2:2before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you.

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