Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; Even the night shall be light about me.Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.For thou hast possessed my reins: Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.My substance was not hid from thee, When I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; And in thy book all my members were written, Which in continuance were fashioned, When as yet there was none of them.How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
The LORD is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens.Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; Even the night shall be light about me.Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth, and even for evermore.
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,Heaven is my throne, And earth is my footstool: What house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding.In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; And in thy book all my members were written, Which in continuance were fashioned, When as yet there was none of them.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: And he delighteth in his way.Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: For the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
I have set the LORD always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than hell; what canst thou know?The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, And his ears are open unto their prayers: But the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.Behold, he that keepeth Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
In his hand are the deep places of the earth: The strength of the hills is his also.The sea is his, and he made it: And his hands formed the dry land.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, Searching all the inward parts of the belly.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
As for God, his way is perfect; The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all them that trust in him.For who is God, save the LORD? And who is a rock, save our God?
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
For a day in thy courts Is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:and after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
The LORD is thy keeper: The LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, Mine horn is exalted in the LORD: My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; Because I rejoice in thy salvation.The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; Out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: The LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; And he shall give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.There is none holy as the LORD: For there is none beside thee: Neither is there any rock like our God.
For the LORD loveth judgment, And forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.and it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; For my expectation is from him.He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my defence; I shall not be moved.
But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
Like as a father pitieth his children, So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
He shall send from heaven, and save me From the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
The LORD is in his holy temple, The LORD's throne is in heaven: His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
Lo, these are parts of his ways: But how little a portion is heard of him? But the thunder of his power who can understand?
For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? Declare if thou knowest it all.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
but to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.