The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God

To the Chief Musician. (A)On[a] an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

84 How (B)lovely [b]is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!

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  1. Psalm 84:1 Heb. Al Gittith
  2. Psalm 84:1 are Your dwellings

Psalm 84[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

How lovely is your dwelling place,(A)
    Lord Almighty!

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  1. Psalm 84:1 In Hebrew texts 84:1-12 is numbered 84:2-13.
  2. Psalm 84:1 Title: Probably a musical term

(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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(A)Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!
Let them lead me;
Let them bring me to (B)Your holy hill
And to Your [a]tabernacle.

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  1. Psalm 43:3 dwelling places

Send me your light(A) and your faithful care,(B)
    let them lead me;(C)
let them bring me to your holy mountain,(D)
    to the place where you dwell.(E)

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(A)They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from (B)the river of Your pleasures.

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They feast on the abundance of your house;(A)
    you give them drink from your river(B) of delights.(C)

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The Glory of the Lord in Creation

To the Chief Musician. [a]On the instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.

O Lord, our Lord,
How (A)excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have (B)set Your glory above the heavens!

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  1. Psalm 8:1 Heb. Al Gittith

Psalm 8[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(B)
    in the heavens.(C)

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  1. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  2. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term

The Joy of Going to the House of the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

122 I was glad when they said to me,
(A)“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”

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Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

I rejoiced with those who said to me,
    “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

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The Glory of the New Jerusalem

22 (A)But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 (B)The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine [a]in it, for the [b]glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

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  1. Revelation 21:23 NU, M omit in it
  2. Revelation 21:23 M very glory

22 I did not see a temple(A) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty(B) and the Lamb(C) are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God(D) gives it light,(E) and the Lamb(F) is its lamp.

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Then I, [a]John, saw (A)the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared (B)as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, (C)the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.

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  1. Revelation 21:2 NU, M omit John

I saw the Holy City,(A) the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,(B) prepared as a bride(C) beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.(D) They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.(E)

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Until I (A)find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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till I find a place(A) for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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Greatness of Christ’s Sacrifice

23 Therefore it was necessary that (A)the copies of the things in the heavens should be [a]purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For (B)Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are [b]copies of (C)the true, but into heaven itself, now (D)to appear in the presence of God for us;

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  1. Hebrews 9:23 cleansed
  2. Hebrews 9:24 representations

23 It was necessary, then, for the copies(A) of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one;(B) he entered heaven itself,(C) now to appear for us in God’s presence.(D)

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(A)You alone are the Lord;
(B)You have made heaven,
(C)The heaven of heavens, with (D)all their host,
The earth and everything on it,
The seas and all that is in them,
And You (E)preserve them all.
The host of heaven worships You.

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You alone are the Lord.(A) You made the heavens,(B) even the highest heavens, and all their starry host,(C) the earth(D) and all that is on it, the seas(E) and all that is in them.(F) You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven(G) worship you.

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Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, (A)with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said:

(B)“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
(C)The whole earth is full of His glory!”

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Above him were seraphim,(A) each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet,(B) and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy(C), holy is the Lord Almighty;(D)
    the whole earth(E) is full of his glory.”(F)

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19 Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: (A)I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, (B)and all the host of heaven standing by, on His right hand and on His left.

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19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne(A) with all the multitudes(B) of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left.

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