Deuteronomy 26:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

Look down

Bless thy

As thou

Hebrews 6:13

General references

Numbers 13:27

Deuteronomy 14:22

Bible References

Look down

So we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and he heard us and saw our humiliation, toil, and oppression.

"God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,

For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: "I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.

The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,

Look down from heaven and take notice, from your holy, majestic palace! Where are your zeal and power? Do not hold back your tender compassion!

This is what the Lord says: "The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?

Be silent in the Lord's presence, all people everywhere, for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.

So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,

Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is my resting place?

Bless thy

Deliver your people! Empower the nation that belongs to you! Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms at all times!

Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!

The Lord takes notice of us, he will bless -- he will bless the family of Israel, he will bless the family of Aaron.

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled!

The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, "I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem, 'May the Lord bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.'

As thou

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

General references

They told Moses, "We went to the land where you sent us. It is indeed flowing with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

You must be certain to tithe all the produce of your seed that comes from the field year after year.