1 Chronicles 16:11 (GNV)

Passage

Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing vnto him, sing praise vnto him, and talke of all his wonderfull workes.

1 Chronicles 16:10 Reioyce in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that seeke the Lord reioyce.

1 Chronicles 16:11 Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually.

1 Chronicles 16:12 Remember his marueilous workes that he hath done, his wonders, and the iudgements of his mouth,

1 Chronicles 16:13 O seede of Israel his seruant, O the children of Iaakob his chosen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seeke", "lord", "strength", "face", and "continually". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seeke" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Reioyce in his holy Name let the..." into verse 12's "Remember his marueilous workes that he hath...", so "seeke" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "seeke" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.