Psalm 27:8

Hebrew	לְךָ֤ אָמַ֣ר לִ֭בִּיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ פָנָ֑י אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ
ESV	You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.”
NIV	My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek.
NLT	My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.”
LXX	σοὶ εἶπεν ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article καρδία μου ἐζήτησεν τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πρόσωπόν μου τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πρόσωπόν σου κύριε ζητήσω
KJV	When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

^{Psalm 27:7 ← Psalm 27:8 → Psalm 27:9}

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