Psalm 27:4

I have asked the Lord for one thing -- this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord's house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.

Psalm 23:6

Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord's house for the rest of my life.

Psalm 26:8

O Lord, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.

Psalm 65:4

How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house -- your holy palace.

Psalm 27:8

My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord.

Psalm 63:2-5

Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

Psalm 84:4

How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah)

Psalm 84:10

Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.

Psalm 90:17

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

Luke 2:37

She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

2 Corinthians 3:18

And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

1 Samuel 1:11

She made a vow saying, "O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the suffering of your female servant, remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut."

2 Samuel 21:1

During David's reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, "It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites."

1 Chronicles 10:13-14

So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord's instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits.

Psalm 50:2

From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor.

Jeremiah 29:13

When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,

Daniel 9:3

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey -- on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.

Matthew 6:33

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 7:7-8

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

Luke 11:9-10

"So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

Luke 13:24

"Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said "Let light shine out of darkness," is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

Philippians 3:13

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

1 Timothy 5:5

But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

Hebrews 11:6

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Psalm 26:6

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,

Luke 10:42

but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her."

1 Samuel 22:10

He inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

1 Samuel 30:8

David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?" He said to him, "Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!"

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

Beauty

General references

Bible References

Seek

Psalm 27:8
My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord.
Jeremiah 29:13
When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,
Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
Matthew 6:33
But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 7:7
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.
Luke 11:9
"So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
Luke 13:24
"Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.
Hebrews 11:6
Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Dwell

Psalm 23:6
Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord's house for the rest of my life.
Psalm 26:6
I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,
Psalm 65:4
How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house -- your holy palace.
Psalm 84:4
How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah)
1 Samuel 1:11
She made a vow saying, "O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the suffering of your female servant, remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut."
Luke 2:37
She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
1 Timothy 5:5
But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

Behold

Psalm 50:2
From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God comes in splendor.
Psalm 63:2
Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.
Psalm 90:17
May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey -- on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said "Let light shine out of darkness," is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

Beauty

Psalm 63:2
Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

General references

1 Samuel 1:9
On one occasion in Shiloh, after they had finished eating and drinking, Hannah got up. (Now at the time Eli the priest was sitting in his chair by the doorpost of the Lord's temple.)
2 Chronicles 9:7
Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!

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