Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
I commanded
Cleanse
Sanctify
Spare me
Greatness
Bible References
I commanded
Nehemiah 7:64
They searched for their record among the lists of families, but their names were nowhere to be seen, so they were looked on as unclean and no longer priests.
Nehemiah 12:30
The priests and the Levites made themselves clean; and they made the people clean, and the gateways and the wall.
2 Kings 23:4
Then the king ordered the high priest Hilkiah, the priests who served under Hilkiah, and the doorkeepers to remove from Jehovah's Temple all utensils that had been made for Baal, Asherah, and the entire army of heaven. Josiah burned the utensils outside Jerusalem. It was in an open field near the Kidron Brook. Then he carried their ashes to Bethel.
1 Chronicles 15:12
He said to them: You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your brothers must perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy. Then bring the Ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to the place I prepared for it.
2 Chronicles 29:4
He assembled the priests and Levites in the square on the east side of the temple.
Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your guardians. Their princesses will be your nurses. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth. They will lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Jehovah. Those who hopefully wait for me will not be put to shame.
Cleanse
Nehemiah 12:10
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
Sanctify
Deuteronomy 5:12
Keep the Sabbath day to sanctify it (keep it holy), as Jehovah your God has commanded you.
Spare me
Psalm 25:6
O Jehovah, remember your loving kindness and merciful deeds. They have existed from eternity.
Psalm 51:1
([[Psalm of David] when the prophet Nathan came to him after David's adultery with Bathsheba:]) Have mercy on me, O God, in keeping with your loving-kindness. According to your unlimited compassion, wipe out my transgressions.
Psalm 130:3
If You, Jehovah, should record our sins, O Jehovah, who could stand?
Psalm 143:1
([Psalm of David]) Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in your faithfulness. Answer me in your righteousness!
Greatness
Psalm 5:7
But as for me, by your abundant loving kindness I will enter your house. At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence of you.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to Jehovah, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.