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God looks down from heaven on humankind
    to see if there are any who are wise,
    who seek after God.(A)

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

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them

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

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“Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
    Your face, Lord, do I seek.(A)

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Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the sacred poles[a] out of the land and have set your heart to seek God.”(A)

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  1. 19.3 Or Asherahs

17 For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my presence, nor is their iniquity concealed from my sight.(A)

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

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13 The Lord looks down from heaven;
    he sees all humankind.(A)
14 From where he sits enthroned he watches
    all the inhabitants of the earth—

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The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
    His eyes behold; his gaze examines humankind.(A)

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In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”;
    all their thoughts are, “There is no God.”(A)

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28 And he said to humankind,
‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
    and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”(A)

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“And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with single mind and willing heart, for the Lord searches every mind and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will abandon you forever.(A)

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You must observe them and perform them, for this will show your wisdom and discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people!’(A)

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