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The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
    His eyes behold; his gaze examines humankind.(A)

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19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
    and his kingdom rules over all.(A)

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In my distress I called upon the Lord;
    to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
    and my cry to him reached his ears.(A)

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20 But the Lord is in his holy temple;
    let all the earth keep silence before him!(A)

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He who sits in the heavens laughs;
    the Lord has them in derision.(A)

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24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.(A)

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The Worship God Demands

66 Thus says the Lord:
Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool;
so what kind of house could you build for me,
    what sort of place for me to rest?(A)

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13 The Lord looks down from heaven;
    he sees all humankind.(A)

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At once I was in the spirit,[a] and there in heaven stood a throne, with one seated on the throne!(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.2 Or in the Spirit

13 And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account.(A)

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He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God.(A)

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21 and whoever swears by the sanctuary swears by it and by the one who dwells in it,

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34 But I say to you: Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,(A)

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