Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Access to God » Saints earnestly seek
One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
Affections » Of saints, supremely set on God
Whom have I in heaven but thee ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
Animals » Names of » Deer
the hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the chamois.
And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter , And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young , because there is no grass.
Communion with God » Saints » Desires
But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:
God » Love to » Examples of
Whom have I in heaven but thee ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
We love, because he first loved us.
I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
Love » The test » To God
Whom have I in heaven but thee ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
We love, because he first loved us.
I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
Music » Maschil » This musical sign occurs in the titles of
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.
I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.
My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.
Righteous » Compared with » Thirsting deer
compared to Saints » Thirsting deer
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Examples of love to God
Whom have I in heaven but thee ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
We love, because he first loved us.
I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind
And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah. And they 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 Jehovah, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? read more.
These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.