Psalm 65:4
New Living Translation
4 What joy for those you choose to bring near,
those who live in your holy courts.
What festivities await us
inside your holy Temple.
Psalm 84:4
New Living Translation
4 What joy for those who can live in your house,
always singing your praises. Interlude
Ephesians 1:4
New Living Translation
4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
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Psalm 23:6
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6 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord
forever.
Psalm 106:4-5
New Living Translation
4 Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people;
come near and rescue me.
5 Let me share in the prosperity of your chosen ones.
Let me rejoice in the joy of your people;
let me praise you with those who are your heritage.
Psalm 36:8
New Living Translation
8 You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
letting them drink from your river of delights.
Psalm 33:12
New Living Translation
12 What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,
whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.
Psalm 4:3
New Living Translation
3 You can be sure of this:
The Lord set apart the godly for himself.
The Lord will answer when I call to him.
Revelation 3:12
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12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
Jeremiah 31:25
New Living Translation
25 For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.”
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Psalm 63:5
New Living Translation
5 You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
I will praise you with songs of joy.
Revelation 21:3-4
New Living Translation
3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.[a] 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
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- 21:3 Some manuscripts read God himself will be with them, their God.
Psalm 78:70-71
New Living Translation
70 He chose his servant David,
calling him from the sheep pens.
71 He took David from tending the ewes and lambs
and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants—
God’s own people, Israel.
Psalm 24:7
New Living Translation
7 Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
Psalm 17:15
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15 Because I am righteous, I will see you.
When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.
Psalm 15:1
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Psalm 15
A psalm of David.
1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord?
Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?
Jeremiah 31:12-14
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12 They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem.
They will be radiant because of the Lord’s good gifts—
the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil,
and the healthy flocks and herds.
Their life will be like a watered garden,
and all their sorrows will be gone.
13 The young women will dance for joy,
and the men—old and young—will join in the celebration.
I will turn their mourning into joy.
I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.
14 The priests will enjoy abundance,
and my people will feast on my good gifts.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Revelation 7:16-17
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16 They will never again be hungry or thirsty;
they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.
17 For the Lamb on the throne[a]
will be their Shepherd.
He will lead them to springs of life-giving water.
And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
Footnotes
- 7:17 Greek on the center of the throne.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
New Living Translation
Believers Should Stand Firm
13 As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first[a] to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.
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- 2:13 Some manuscripts read chose you from the very beginning.
Psalm 135:4
New Living Translation
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel for his own special treasure.
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