Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible




Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be filled with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.


Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.


My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.


For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand [anywhere else];
I would rather stand [as a doorkeeper] at the threshold of the house of my God
Than to live [at ease] in the tents of wickedness.


Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His name;
Bring an offering and come into His courts.



In the courts of the Lord’s house (temple)—
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)


“When you come to appear before Me,
Who requires this of you, this trampling of My [temple] courts [by your sinful feet]?


But they who have harvested it will eat it and praise the Lord,
And they who have gathered it will drink it [at the feasts celebrated] in the courtyards of My sanctuary.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways [that is, remain faithful] and perform My service, then you will also govern My house and have charge of My courts, and I will give you free access [to My presence] among these who are standing here.




Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.



Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness; I will enter through them, and I will confess and praise the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall enter through it.


That I may tell aloud all Your praises,
That in the gates of the daughter of Zion (Jerusalem)
I may rejoice in Your salvation and Your help.






And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And speak of His deeds with shouts of joy!

When you have eaten and are satisfied, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.