Thematic Bible: Should be set
Thematic Bible
Affections » Should be set » Upon the commandments of God
The statutes of Jehovah are correct. They make the heart rejoice. The commandments of Jehovah are radiant. They make the eyes shine. The reverence of Jehovah is pure. It endures forever. The decisions of Jehovah are true. They are completely fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even the drippings from a honeycomb.
I am crushed and long for your ordinances at all times.
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O How I love your law! It is my meditation all day long.
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How sweet are your words to my taste! Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
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I obey your laws and love them exceedingly.
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Affections » Should be set » Upon the people of God
The holy ones on earth are the noble ones who fill me with joy.
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Be devoted to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another.
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Having much affection for you, we were well pleased to impart the good news of God to you and also to share our lives with you. You have become very dear to us.
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Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. We enjoyed our comfort the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his mental disposition. If in anything I have boasted about him to you, I was not put to shame; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our boasting also which I made before Titus was found to be truth. His affection is even greater for you as he remembers your obedience and how with reverence and trembling you received him.
Affections » Should be set » Upon the house and worship of God
I have asked one thing from Jehovah. This I will seek: to live in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to look at Jehovah's beauty and search for an answer in his temple.
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([Psalm of Korah]) How lovely are your dwelling places, O Jehovah of Hosts! How I want to be there! I long to be in Jehovah's temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God.
Over and above all this that I have provided, I have given silver and gold from my personal property because of my love for God's Temple.
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O Jehovah, I love the place where you live, the home (spiritual retreat) (heart and mind) where your glory dwells.
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Affections » Should be set » Upon heavenly things
If you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Think about the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.