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But the Lord is in his holy Temple;
    the Lord still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
    examining every person on earth.

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19 The Lord has made the heavens his throne;
    from there he rules over everything.

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But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;
    yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
    my cry to him reached his ears.

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20 But the Lord is in his holy Temple.
    Let all the earth be silent before him.”

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But the one who rules in heaven laughs.
    The Lord scoffs at them.

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24 Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?
    Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?”
    says the Lord.

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66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?
    Could you build me such a resting place?

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13 The Lord looks down from heaven
    and sees the whole human race.

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And instantly I was in the Spirit,[a] and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:2 Or in spirit.

13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

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He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

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21 And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it.

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34 But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne.

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For by his great power he rules forever.
    He watches every movement of the nations;
    let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude

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15 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right;
    his ears are open to their cries for help.
16 But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil;
    he will erase their memory from the earth.

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The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”

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I have never lived in a house, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until this very day. My home has always been a tent, moving from one place to another in a Tabernacle.

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49 ‘Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?’
    asks the Lord.
‘Could you build me such a resting place?

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The Lord is watching everywhere,
    keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.

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13 Be silent before the Lord, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling.”

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10 But I, the Lord, search all hearts
    and examine secret motives.
I give all people their due rewards,
    according to what their actions deserve.”

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21 God would surely have known it,
    for he knows the secrets of every heart.

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11 Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Jerusalem.[a]
    Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:11 Hebrew Zion; also in 9:14.

The Lord’s Glory Fills the Tabernacle

34 Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. 35 Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

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Grief over Samaria and Jerusalem

Attention! Let all the people of the world listen!
    Let the earth and everything in it hear.
The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you;
    the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.

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