O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death,

In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

He says in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.”

But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.

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

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

For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.

Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand.

Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!

Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.

You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”

I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul,

Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach, especially to my neighbors, and an object of dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me.

The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man;

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good?

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me!

They open wide their mouths against me; they say, “Aha, Aha! Our eyes have seen it!”

You have seen, O Lord; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me!

For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.

but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.

The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.

For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me.

Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!

But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”

And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.

The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people.

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God, which God will establish forever. Selah

that he should live on forever and never see the pit.

For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.

his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.

If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers.

The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,

“See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!”

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

For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. Selah

Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city.

Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime, like the stillborn child who never sees the sun.

The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see!

You have made your people see hard things; you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, “Who can see them?”

They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

Your procession is seen, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—

Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord God of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually.

When the humble see it they will be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.

Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!

May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!”

May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who seek my hurt.

You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.

But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task,

We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long.

In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me.

In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.

Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine,

Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O Lord.

O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.

Show me a sign of your favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.

You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.

My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”

He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?

when your fathers put me to the test and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.

His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.

The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.

He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.

The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!

They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.

Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,

With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!

Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.

I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.

He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

The Lord bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life!

May you see your children's children! Peace be upon Israel!

They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;

And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!

But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord; in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!

Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul.