6 Seek the Lord while He may be found;

Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.

6 Seek the Lord while He may be found;

Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.

1 "I let Myself be sought by those who did not ask for Me;

I let Myself be found by those who did not seek Me.

I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’

To the nation [Israel] which did not call on My Name. [Ex 3:14; Is 58:9]

29 He gives strength to the weary,

And to him who has no might He increases power. [2 Cor 12:9]

30 Even youths grow weary and tired,

And vigorous young men stumble badly,

31 But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him]

Will gain new strength and renew their power;

They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];

They will run and not become weary,

They will walk and not grow tired. [Heb 12:1-3]

11 Seek the Lord and His strength;

Seek His face continually [longing to be in His presence].

11 Seek the Lord and His strength;

Seek His face continually [longing to be in His presence].

9 "As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but *if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.

14 and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land.

2 and 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 [inquiring for and of Him, as your soul’s first necessity], He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will abandon (turn away from) you.

1 Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded, 2 and 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 [inquiring for and of Him, as your soul’s first necessity], He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will abandon (turn away from) you. 3 Now for a long time Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest, and without [God’s] law. 4 But when they were in their trouble and distress they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and [in desperation earnestly] sought Him, and He let them find Him. 5 In those times there was no peace for him who went out or for him who came in, for great suffering came on all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress. 7 But as for you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work."

8 And when Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the repulsive idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. Then he restored the altar [of burnt offering] of the Lord which was in front of the porch [of the temple] of the Lord. 9 He gathered all Judah and Benjamin and the strangers who were with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to Asa from Israel in large numbers when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. 10 So they assembled at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. 11 They sacrificed to the Lord on that day from the spoil they had brought—700 oxen and 7,000 sheep. 12 They entered into a covenant (solemn agreement) to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and soul; 13 and that whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. 14 They swore an oath to the Lord with a loud voice, with [jubilant] shouting, with trumpets, and with horns. 15 All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought Him with their whole heart, and He let them find Him. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.

16 He also removed Maacah, King Asa’s mother, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for [the goddess] Asherah. Asa cut down her idol, crushed it, and burned it at the Brook Kidron. 17 But the high places [of pagan worship] were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days. 18 He brought the things that his father [Abijah] had dedicated and those things that he had dedicated into the house of God—silver and gold and utensils. 19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

13 Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. [Deut 4:29, 30]

13 Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. [Deut 4:29, 30]

29 "Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]?" says the Lord, "and like a hammer that breaks the [most stubborn] rock [in pieces]?

29 But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.

2 Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,

And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

2 Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,

And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

10 With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You];

Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience]. [2 Chr 15:15]

28 My soul dissolves because of grief;

Renew and strengthen me according to [the promises of] Your word.

45 And I will walk at liberty,

For I seek and deeply long for Your precepts.

4 Seek and deeply long for the Lord and His strength [His power, His might];

Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually.

4 Seek and deeply long for the Lord and His strength [His power, His might];

Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually.

8 When You said, "Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need]," my heart said to You,

"Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word]."

1 O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You;

My *soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You,

In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

7 "*Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you. [Luke 11:9-13]

9 "So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. [Matt 7:7-11] 10 For everyone who *keeps on asking [persistently], receives; and he who keeps on seeking [persistently], finds; and to him who keeps on knocking [persistently], the door will be opened.

9 "So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. [Matt 7:7-11]

31 But [strive for and actively] seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

10 And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,

For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You. [Ps 42:1]

10 And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,

For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You. [Ps 42:1]

4 I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,

And delivered me from all my fears. [Ps 73:25; Matt 7:7]

10 The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,

But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.

4 Delight yourself in the Lord,

And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.

2 The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men

To see if there are any who understand (act wisely),

Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].

1 O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];

You understand my thought from afar. [Matt 9:4; John 2:24, 25]

5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,

And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation (description) of those who diligently seek Him and require Him as their greatest need,

Who seek Your face, even [as did] Jacob. [Ps 42:1] Selah.

4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,

"Seek Me [search diligently for Me and regard Me as more essential than food] so that you may live. [2 Chr 15:2; Jer 29:13]

4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,

"Seek Me [search diligently for Me and regard Me as more essential than food] so that you may live. [2 Chr 15:2; Jer 29:13]

14 Seek (long for, require) good and not evil, that you may live;

And so may the Lord God of hosts be with you,

Just as you have said!

16 May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],

10 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might.

11 [we pray that you may be] strengthened and invigorated with all power, according to His glorious might, to attain every kind of endurance and patience with joy;

7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control].

6 But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.

6 But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.

8 But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth."

12 May the Lord repay you for your kindness, and may your reward be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge."

6 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily, and he tore the lion apart as one tears apart a young goat, and he had nothing at all in his hand; but he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

28 Then Samson called to the Lord and said, "O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me just this one time, O God, and let me take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes."

8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord

Than to trust in man.

9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord

Than to trust in princes.

22 He who finds a [*true and faithful] wife finds a good thing

And obtains favor and approval from the Lord. [Prov 19:14; 31:10]

14 Know that [skillful and godly] wisdom is [so very good] for your life and soul;

If you find wisdom, then there will be a future and a reward,

And your hope and expectation will not be cut off.