⁴ Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

⁸ When you said, "Seek my face," My heart said to you, "I will seek your face, Yahweh."

⁶¹ And delivered his strength into captivity, His glory into the adversary's hand.

⁴¹ Now therefore arise, Yahweh God, into your resting-place, you, and the ark of your strength: let your priests, Yahweh God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in goodness.

⁴ For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel: "Seek me, and you will live;

⁵ But don't seek Bethel, Nor enter into Gilgal, And don't pass to Beersheba: For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And Bethel shall come to nothing.

⁶ Seek Yahweh, and you will live; Lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.

² before the appointed time when the day passes as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Yahweh comes on you, before the day of Yahweh's anger comes on you.

³ Seek Yahweh, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of Yahweh's anger.

⁸ Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place; You, and the ark of your strength.