God looks down from heaven
    on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand,[a]
    who seek after God.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 53:2 Or who act wisely

God looks down from heaven(A)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(B)
    any who seek God.(C)

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(A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call upon him while he is near;

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Seek(A) the Lord while he may be found;(B)
    call(C) on him while he is near.

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and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: (A)The Lord is with you while you are with him. (B)If you seek him, he will be found by you, (C)but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

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He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you(A) when you are with him.(B) If you seek(C) him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.(D)

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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it have (B)a good understanding.
    His (C)praise endures forever!

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10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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Nevertheless, (A)some good is found in you, for (B)you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have (C)set your heart to seek God.”

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There is, however, some good(A) in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles(B) and have set your heart on seeking God.(C)

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24 (A)Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. (B)Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.

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24 Who can hide(A) in secret places
    so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
    “Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(B)
declares the Lord.

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13 The Lord (A)looks down from heaven;
    he sees all the children of man;
14 from (B)where he sits enthroned he (C)looks out
    on all the inhabitants of the earth,

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13 From heaven the Lord looks down(A)
    and sees all mankind;(B)
14 from his dwelling place(C) he watches
    all who live on earth—

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You have said, (A)“Seek[a] my face.”
My heart says to you,
    “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:8 The command (seek) is addressed to more than one person
  2. Psalm 27:8 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain

My heart says of you, “Seek his face!(A)
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.

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17 For (A)my eyes are on all their ways. (B)They are not hidden from me, (C)nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.

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17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden(A) from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.(B)

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19 that he (A)looked down from his holy height;
    from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,

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19 “The Lord looked down(A) from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,

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(A)The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord's (B)throne is in heaven;
    his eyes see, his eyelids (C)test the children of man.

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The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(B)
He observes everyone on earth;(C)
    his eyes examine(D) them.

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In the pride of his face[a] the wicked does not (A)seek him;[b]
    all his thoughts are, (B)“There is no God.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:4 Or of his anger
  2. Psalm 10:4 Or the wicked says, “He will not call to account”

In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(A)

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28 And he said to man,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
    and to (B)turn away from evil is understanding.’”

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28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil(A) is understanding.”(B)

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