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Psalms 27:8 — King James Version← Study notes

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.


Psalms 27:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 27:89 words
HebrewMeaning
לְ/ךָ֤ləkā
pron
אָמַ֣רʾāmar
it has saidverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לִ֭בִּ/יlibiy
heart mynounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
בַּקְּשׁ֣וּbaqəšw
seekverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
פָנָ֑/יpānāy
face mynounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
פָּנֶ֖י/ךָpāneykā
face yournounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֲבַקֵּֽשׁʾăbaqēš
I will seekverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 27:8

Of David himself, before he was anointed. 1. Christ's young soldier speaks, on his coming to the faith. “The Lord is my light, and my salvation: whom shall I fear?” Psalm 26:1. The Lord will give me both knowledge of Himself, and salvation: who shall take me from Him? “The Lord is the Protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?” The Lord will repel all the assaults and snares of mine enemy: of no man shall I be afraid. 2. “Whilst the guilty approach unto me to eat up…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 27
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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