God looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who (A)seek God.

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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 (B)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 [a]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; but (C)if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:2 Lit. before

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;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His 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)good things are found in you, in that you have removed the [a]wooden images from the land, and have (B)prepared your heart to seek God.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 19:3 Or Asherim, Heb. Asheroth

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 Can anyone (A)hide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;
(B)“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says 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 (A)The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men.
14 From the place of His dwelling He looks
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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When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

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

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17 For My (A)eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden 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 For He (A)looked down from the height of His sanctuary;
From heaven the Lord viewed 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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The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord’s (A)throne is in heaven;
(B)His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.

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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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The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
[a]God is in none of his (A)thoughts.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:4 Or All his thoughts are, “There is no God”

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 to man He said,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart 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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