Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Access to God » Saints earnestly seek
I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I really seek: that I may remain in the LORD's Temple all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD; and to inquire in his Temple.
Send forth your light and your truth so they may guide me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling places.
How lovely are your dwelling places, LORD of the Heavenly Armies. I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.
Affections » Of saints, supremely set on God
Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire nothing on this earth.
I have sought you with all of my heart; do not let me drift away from your commands.
Animals » Names of » Deer
Zeruiah's three sons Joab, Abishai, and Asahel were there. As a runner, Asahel was fast, like one of the wild gazelles.
Mighty and experienced warriors from the descendants of Gad joined David at his wilderness stronghold. They were expert handlers of both shield and spear, with hardened looks and as agile as a gazelle on a mountain slope.
Like a loving deer, a beautiful doe, let her breasts satisfy you all the time. Be constantly intoxicated by her love.
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a hunter's hand, or like a bird from a fowler's hand.
then the lame will leap like deer, and the tongues of speechless people will sing for joy. Yes, waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will run through the desert;
Even the doe in the field gives birth and then abandons her young because there is no grass.
Communion with God » Saints » Desires
Indeed, I cannot decide between the two. I have the desire to leave this life and be with the Messiah, for that is far better.
God » Love to » Examples of
Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire nothing on this earth.
For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.
I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.
We love because God first loved us.
He said: "I love you, Lord, my strength.
I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy;
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
As an antelope pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When may I come and appear in God's presence?
Love » The test » To God
Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire nothing on this earth.
For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.
I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.
We love because God first loved us.
He said: "I love you, Lord, my strength.
I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy;
Music » Maschil » This musical sign occurs in the titles of
Why do you make evil the foundation of your boasting, mighty one? God's gracious love never ceases.
Fools say to themselves "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit iniquity; not one of them practices what is good.
I will sing forever about the gracious love of the LORD; from generation to generation I will declare your faithfulness with my mouth.
Why, God? Have you rejected us forever? Your anger is burning against the sheep of your pasture.
Listen, my people, to my instruction. Hear the words of my mouth.
How blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
God, we heard it with our ears; our ancestors told us about what you did in their day a long time ago.
My heart is overflowing with good news; I speak what I have composed to the king; my tongue is like the pen of an articulate scribe.
God, by your name deliver me, and by your power vindicate me.
Righteous » Compared with » Thirsting deer
compared to Saints » Thirsting deer
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Examples of love to God
Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire nothing on this earth.
For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.
I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.
We love because God first loved us.
He said: "I love you, Lord, my strength.
I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy;
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind
Then he told me, "It has happened! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will freely give a drink from the spring of the water of life to the one who is thirsty.
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" Let everyone who hears this say, "Come!" Let everyone who is thirsty come! Let anyone who wants the water of life take it as a gift!
"How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!
"Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters! Also, you that have no money, come, buy, and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without price.
On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!
God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land.
I stretch out my hands toward you, longing for you like a parched land. Interlude
"Look! The days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, "when I will send a famine throughout the land not a famine of food or a thirst for water but rather a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. People will stagger from sea to sea, from north to east. They will run back and forth, searching for a message from the LORD, but they won't find it. At that time, the beautiful virgins will faint, as will the strong young men from thirst.
As an antelope pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When may I come and appear in God's presence? My tears have been my food day and night, while people keep asking me all day long, "Where is your God?" read more.
These things I will recall as I pour out my troubles within me: I used to go with the crowd in a procession to the house of God, accompanied with shouts of joy and thanksgiving.
These things I will recall as I pour out my troubles within me: I used to go with the crowd in a procession to the house of God, accompanied with shouts of joy and thanksgiving.
But whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never become thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become a well of water for him, springing up to eternal life." The woman told him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I won't get thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water."