Psalm 27:4

Bible in Basic English 1965

One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:1

In the days of David they were short of food for three years, year after year; and David went before the Lord for directions. And the Lord said, On Saul and on his family there is blood, because he put the Gibeonites to death.

Psalm 23:6

Truly, blessing and mercy will be with me all the days of my life; and I will have a place in the house of the Lord all my days.

Psalm 26:6

I will make my hands clean from sin; so will I go round your altar, O Lord;

Psalm 26:8

Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.

Psalm 27:8

When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.

Psalm 50:2

From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.

Psalm 65:4

Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.

Psalm 84:10

For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

Psalm 84:4

Happy are they whose resting-place is in your house: they will still be praising you. Selah.

Psalm 90:17

Let the pleasure of the Lord our God be on us: O Lord, give strength to the work of our hands.

Jeremiah 29:13

And you will be searching for me and I will be there, when you have gone after me with all your heart.

Daniel 9:3

And turning my face to the Lord God, I gave myself up to prayer, requesting his grace, going without food, in haircloth and dust.

Zechariah 9:9

Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.

Matthew 6:33

But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

Luke 10:42

Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.

Luke 13:24

Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

Luke 18:1

And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;

Luke 2:37

She had been a widow for eighty-four years

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 3:13

Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,

1 Timothy 5:5

Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.

1 Samuel 1:11

And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.

1 Samuel 22:10

And he got directions from the Lord for him, and gave him food, and put in his hand the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

1 Samuel 30:8

Then David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go after this band? will I be able to overtake them? And in answer he said, Go after them, for you will certainly overtake them, and get back everything.