I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,(A)
gazing on the beauty of the Lord(B)
and seeking him in his temple.(C)

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For he will conceal me in his shelter
in the day of adversity;
he will hide me under the cover of his tent;
he will set me high on a rock.(A)

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Attempts to Intimidate Nehemiah

10 I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was restricted to his house. He said:

Let’s meet at the house of God,
inside the temple.
Let’s shut the temple doors
because they’re coming to kill you.
They’re coming to kill you tonight![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:10 Or by night

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