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.

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Bible References

For

Psalm 84:1
How amiable are thy habitations, O LORD of the hosts!
Psalm 27:4
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 enquire in his temple.
Psalm 43:3
O send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me; let them bring me unto the mountain of thy holiness and to thy tabernacles.
Psalm 63:2
in this manner I beheld thee in holiness when I beheld thy power and thy glory.
Luke 2:46
And it came to pass that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions.
Romans 8:5
For those that are according to the flesh know the things that are of the flesh; but those that are according to the Spirit, the things that are of the Spirit.
Philippians 3:20
For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

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James 2:3
and ye have respect to him that wears the precious clothing and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there or sit here under my footstool:

To dwell

Psalm 17:14
from men, with thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, who have their portion in this life and whose belly thou dost fill with thy provision: they satisfy their sons and leave the rest to their family.
Psalm 26:8
LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house and the place of the tabernacle of thy glory.
Psalm 141:4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to do works with ungodliness with the men that work iniquity, and let me not eat of their dainties.

General references

1 Chronicles 15:23
And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
2 Chronicles 9:7
Blessed are thy men and blessed are these thy slaves, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom.