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

(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

(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

(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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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

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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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

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

Until I (A)find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place 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

(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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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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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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20 (A)Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who (B)do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
(C)You [a]ministers of His, who do His pleasure.

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  1. Psalm 103:21 servants

(A)The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
(B)Glorious things are spoken of you,
O city of God! Selah

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An Appeal for Israel’s Repentance

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

81 Sing aloud to God our strength;
Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.

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  1. Psalm 81:1 Heb. Al Gittith

The Glory of God in Zion

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

48 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the (A)city of our God,
In His holy mountain.
(B)Beautiful in [a]elevation,
The joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.

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  1. Psalm 48:2 height

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