Psalm 27:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek.

New Living Translation
My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.”

English Standard Version
You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.”

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

New American Standard Bible
When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “I shall seek Your face, LORD.”

NASB 1995
When You said, "Seek My face," my heart said to You, "Your face, O LORD, I shall seek."

NASB 1977
When Thou didst say, “Seek My face,” my heart said to Thee, “Thy face, O LORD, I shall seek.”

Amplified Bible
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].”

Christian Standard Bible
My heart says this about you: “Seek his face.” LORD, I will seek your face.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My heart says this about You," You are to seek My face." LORD, I will seek Your face.

Contemporary English Version
My heart tells me to pray. I am eager to see your face,

Good News Translation
When you said, "Come worship me," I answered, "I will come, LORD."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[When you said,] "Seek my face," my heart said to you, "O LORD, I will seek your face."

International Standard Version
My mind recalls your word, "Seek my face," so your face, LORD, I will seek.

NET Bible
My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O LORD.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

New King James Version
When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.”

King James 2000 Bible
When you said, Seek my face; my heart said unto you, your face, LORD, will I seek.

New Heart English Bible
Psa 27:8 My heart said to you, "I have sought your face." Your face, LORD, I will seek.

World English Bible
When you said, "Seek my face," my heart said to you, "I will seek your face, Yahweh."

American King James Version
When you said, Seek you my face; my heart said to you, Your face, LORD, will I seek.

American Standard Version
When thou saidst , Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.

A Faithful Version
When You said, "Seek My face," my heart said to You, "Your face, O LORD, will I seek."

Darby Bible Translation
My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek.

English Revised Version
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Webster's Bible Translation
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said to thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
When thou saidest, Seeke ye my face, mine heart answered vnto thee, O Lorde, I will seeke thy face.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
My heart hath sayde vnto thee according to this thy commaundement seeke ye my face: thy face O God wyll I seeke.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
My hert speaketh vnto the, my face seketh the, yee LORDE, thy face wil I seke.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
My heart said to You, “They sought my face, "" Your face, O YHWH, I seek.”

Young's Literal Translation
To Thee said my heart 'They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'

Smith's Literal Translation
My heart said to thee, Seek ye my face; thy face, O Jehovah, I will seek.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
My heart hath said to thee: My face hath sought thee: thy face, O Lord, will I still seek.

Catholic Public Domain Version
My heart has spoken to you; my face has sought you. I yearn for your face, O Lord.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
My heart said to you: "My face seeks your face; be my helper LORD JEHOVAH!”

Lamsa Bible
My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
My heart said to thee, I have diligently sought thy face: thy face, O Lord, I will seek.
















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