Psalm 27:4

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.

Seek

Dwell

1 Timothy 5:5

Behold

Beauty

Psalm 63:2

General references

1 Samuel 1:9

2 Chronicles 9:7

Bible References

Seek

When you said, Seek my face; my heart said unto you, your face, LORD, will I seek.

And you shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

And he spoke a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Dwell

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

I will wash my hands in innocence: so will I go about your altar, O LORD:

Blessed is the man whom you choose, and cause to approach unto you, that he may dwell in your courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, even of your holy temple.

Blessed are they that dwell in your house: they will be still praising you. Selah.

And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give unto your handmaid a male child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusts in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

Behold

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shined.

To see your power and your glory, so as I have seen you in the sanctuary.

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish you the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish it.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes unto you: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey.

But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Beauty

To see your power and your glory, so as I have seen you in the sanctuary.

General references

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a door post of the temple of the LORD.

Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.