Seek

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not seek omens as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.

He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

…who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.

But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.

Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?

When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’

Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”

…and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.

Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, may your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.

And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.

…and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”

Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.

Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”

So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

…and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.

Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,

Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.

In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.

…they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”

The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.

For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’

But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.

Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”

But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

…that You should seek my iniquity and search out my sin—

His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.

How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah

Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah

One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

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

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”

The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah

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 body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.

The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”

May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.

The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.

Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.

I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.

But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.

…if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,

I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.

Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.

Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.