Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Access to God » Saints earnestly seek
One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life,
To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the Lord
And to meditate in His temple.
So my
O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your holy hill
And to Your dwelling places.
How lovely are Your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul yearns, yes, even pines and is homesick for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out and sing for joy to the living God.
Affections » Of saints, supremely set on God
So my
Whom have I in heaven [but You]?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You];
Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience].
Animals » Names of » Deer
So my
the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep.
Three sons of Zeruiah [the half sister of David] were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as light and swift-footed as one of the [wild] gazelles in the field.
“He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift];
He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.
Courageous men from the Gadites came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and who were swift as gazelles on the mountains.
Let her be as a loving hind and graceful doe,
Let her breasts refresh and satisfy you at all times;
Always be
Tear yourself away like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Then the lame will leap like a deer,
And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy.
For waters will break forth in the wilderness
And streams in the desert.
“The doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young
Because there is no grass.
Communion with God » Saints » Desires
So my
But I am hard-pressed between the two. I have the desire to leave [this world] and be with Christ, for that is far, far better;
God » Love to » Examples of
So my
Whom have I in heaven [but You]?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
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.
We love, because He first loved us.
My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
As the hart pants and longs for the water brooks, so I pant and long for You, O God. My inner self thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God?
Love » The test » To God
So my
Whom have I in heaven [but You]?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
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.
We love, because He first loved us.
My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).
Music » Maschil » This musical sign occurs in the titles of
So my
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
With my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation.
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth [and be willing to learn].
And whose sin is covered.
Our fathers have told us
The work You did in their days,
In the days of old.
I address my psalm to the King.
My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
And vindicate me by Your [wondrous] power.
Righteous » Compared with » Thirsting deer
So my
compared to Saints » Thirsting deer
So my
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Examples of love to God
So my
Whom have I in heaven [but You]?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
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.
We love, because He first loved us.
My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind
And He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts I will give [water] from the fountain of the water of life without cost.
The [Holy] Spirit and the bride (the church, believers) say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take and drink the water of life without cost.
And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].
Now on the last and most important day of the feast, Jesus stood and called out [in a loud voice], “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink!
My
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
I reach out my hands to You;
My throat thirsts for You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord God, when I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but [a famine] for hearing the words of the Lord. And [the people] shall wander from sea to sea and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord [inquiring for and requiring it as one requires food], but shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
As the hart pants and longs for the water brooks, so I pant and long for You, O God. My inner self thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, Where is your God? read more.
These things I [earnestly] remember and pour myself out within me: how I went slowly before the throng and led them in procession to the house of God [like a bandmaster before his band, timing the steps to the sound of music and the chant of song], with the voice of shouting and praise, a throng keeping festival.
These things I [earnestly] remember and pour myself out within me: how I went slowly before the throng and led them in procession to the house of God [like a bandmaster before his band, timing the steps to the sound of music and the chant of song], with the voice of shouting and praise, a throng keeping festival.
But whoever takes a drink of the water that I will give him shall never, no never, be thirsty any more. But the water that I will give him shall become a spring of water welling up (flowing, bubbling) [continually] within him unto (into, for) eternal life. The woman said to Him, Sir, give me this water, so that I may never get thirsty nor have to come [continually all the way] here to draw.