When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
My heart said unto thee - rather, 'my heart saith unto thee' (i:e., is continually, with silent speech, reminding thee of thine own gracious exhortation), "Seek ye my face (virtually contained, in Deuteronomy 4:29); Thy face, Lord, will I seek." David, in the spirit of faith, appropriates to himself the general exhortation of God, Seek YE (plural) my face;' "Thy face Lord, will (or do). I seek" (singular). To seek they face of a king involves the idea of seeking his favour and protection, answering to Psalms 27:4 (Psalms 24:6; Proverbs 29:26, cf. margin; 2 Samuel 21:1, margin; Hos. 5:16).