Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

I had, etc

Bible References

For

Psalm 84:1
For the choir director: on the Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah.How lovely is Your dwelling place,
Lord of Hosts.
Psalm 27:4
I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
Psalm 43:3
Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me.
Let them bring me to Your holy mountain,
to Your dwelling place.
Psalm 63:2
So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.
Luke 2:46
After three days, they found Him in the temple complex sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Romans 8:5
For those who live according to the flesh think about the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, about the things of the Spirit.
Philippians 3:20
but our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

I had, etc

James 2:3
If you look with favor on the man wearing the fine clothes and say, “Sit here in a good place,” and yet you say to the poor man, “Stand over there,” or, “Sit here on the floor by my footstool,”

To dwell

Psalm 17:14
With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.
Psalm 26:8
Lord, I love the house where You dwell,
the place where Your glory resides.
Psalm 141:4
Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.

General references

1 Chronicles 15:23
Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.
2 Chronicles 9:7
How happy are your men. How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.

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