(A)One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may (B)dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the [a]beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.

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  1. Psalm 27:4 delightfulness

One thing(A) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,(B)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.

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Lord, (A)I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place [a]where Your glory dwells.

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  1. Psalm 26:8 Lit. of the tabernacle of Your glory

Lord, I love(A) the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.(B)

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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will [a]dwell in the house of the Lord
[b]Forever.

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  1. Psalm 23:6 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT return
  2. Psalm 23:6 Or To the end of my days, lit. For length of days

Surely your goodness and love(A) will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

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10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather [a]be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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  1. Psalm 84:10 stand at the threshold

10 Better is one day in your courts
    than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper(A) in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

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(A)Blessed is the man You (B)choose,
And cause to approach You,
That he may dwell in Your courts.
(C)We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Of Your holy temple.

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Blessed are those you choose(A)
    and bring near(B) to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,(C)
    of your holy temple.

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Blessed are those who dwell in Your (A)house;
They will still be praising You. Selah

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Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
    they are ever praising you.[a]

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  1. Psalm 84:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.

So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see (A)Your power and Your glory.

(B)Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will (C)lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul shall be satisfied as with [a]marrow and [b]fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

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  1. Psalm 63:5 Lit. fat
  2. Psalm 63:5 Abundance

I have seen you in the sanctuary(A)
    and beheld your power and your glory.(B)
Because your love is better than life,(C)
    my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,(D)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.(E)
I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(F)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

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42 But (A)one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

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42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[a](A) Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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  1. Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts but only one thing is needed

33 But (A)seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

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33 But seek first his kingdom(A) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(B)

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When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

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My heart says of you, “Seek his face!(A)
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.

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13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [a]apprehended; but one thing I do, (A)forgetting those things which are behind and (B)reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

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  1. Philippians 3:13 laid hold of it

13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind(A) and straining toward what is ahead,

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18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding (A)as in a mirror (B)the glory of the Lord, (C)are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as [a]by the Spirit of the Lord.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or from the Lord, the Spirit

18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a](A) the Lord’s glory,(B) are being transformed into his image(C) with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or reflect

17 (A)And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us,
And (B)establish the work of our hands for us;
Yes, establish the work of our hands.

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17 May the favor[a] of the Lord our God rest on us;
    establish the work of our hands for us—
    yes, establish the work of our hands.(A)

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  1. Psalm 90:17 Or beauty