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God looks down from heaven
    on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
    if anyone seeks 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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Seek the Lord while you can find him.
    Call on him now 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 King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon 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 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom.
    All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.

Praise him 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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Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking 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 Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?
    Am I not everywhere in all the heavens 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 The Lord looks down from heaven
    and sees the whole human race.
14 From his throne he observes
    all who live on 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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My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”
    And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”

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

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17 I am watching them closely, and I see every sin. They cannot hope to hide from me.

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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 Tell them the Lord looked down
    from his heavenly sanctuary.
He looked down to earth from heaven

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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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But the Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
    examining every person on earth.

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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 are too proud to seek God.
    They seem to think that God is dead.

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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 this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
    to forsake evil is real 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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