The Nugget:
Psalm 27:8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. (KJV)
Psa 27:8 My heart said to You, Seek my face; Your face, O Jehovah, I will seek. (LITV, Literal Translation of the Holy Bible)
Psa 27:8 My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O LORD. (NET Bible)
Psa 27:8 When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search. (BBE, Bible in Basic English)
Psa 27:8 My heart said to thee, I have diligently sought thy face: thy face, O Lord, I will seek. (LXX., Brenton translation)
Psa 27:8 My heart told me to come to you, LORD, so I am coming to ask for your help. (ERV, Easy-to-Read Version)
Psa 27:8 My heart tells me to pray. I am eager to see your face, (CEV, Contemporary English Version)
My Comment:
Prayer is an essential part of the Christian life. In this passage, the Psalmist lets us know that he is eager to seek God’s face. This is done through prayer.
To Dig Deeper:
Explore the cross references given for Psalm 27:8 from
(1) The original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:
Psalms 27:8
When: etc. or, My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face, etc
Seek: Psa 24:6, Psa 105:4; Isa 45:19, Isa 55:6, 7; Hos 5:15
Thy: Psa 63:1, 2, Psa 119:58 *marg. Jer 29:12, 13
(2) My expansion of those references in the Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Psalms 27:8
When, etc. or, My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face, etc. Note: Or, literally, “My heart said to thee (thy words are, being understood), Seek ye my face: thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek.” That is, in retired meditation, I recollected Thy exhortations to the sons of men to seek Thy face, or favour; and my heart answered, “Dost thou deign thus to invite us? Then without delay or hesitation, I will seek Thy face.”
Seek. Psa 10:4; Psa 24:6; Psa 44:2; Psa 53:2; *Psa 105:4, Exo 33:7, **Deut 4:29, 30, 31, +*1Ch 16:11 note. Isa 45:19; **Isa 55:6; **Isa 55:7, Lam 3:25, +*Hos 5:15, Amos 5:4, Mat 7:7, +*Luk 11:9; +*Luk 11:10.
face. FS22A4, +Gen 19:13.
my heart said. Psa 16:2, Ecc 2:1.
Thy. Psa 63:1, 2; Psa 119:58 mg. **Jer 29:12; Jer 29:13.
face. FS22A4, +Gen 19:13.
will I seek. Psa 27:4, Psa 4:6, Neh 5:7, Jhn 11:29.