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Psalm 132:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

until I find a home for you, the mighty LORD God of Jacob.”

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They put the chest inside a tent that David had set up for it. David worshipped the LORD by sacrificing animals and burning them on an altar,

King David moved into his new palace, and the LORD let his kingdom be at peace.

So when David wanted to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel,

There's not enough room in all of heaven for you, LORD God. How could you possibly live on earth in this temple I have built?

He said to them, “You are the leaders of the clans in the Levi tribe. You and your relatives must first go through the ceremony to make yourselves clean and acceptable to the LORD. Then you may carry the sacred chest that belongs to the LORD God of Israel and bring it to the place I have prepared for it.

Next, David invited everyone to come to Jerusalem and watch the sacred chest being carried to the place he had set up for it.

He said: My son, I wanted to build a temple where the LORD my God would be worshipped.

After everyone was there, David stood up and said: Listen to me, my people. I wanted to build a place where the sacred chest would be kept, so we could go there and worship the LORD our God. I have prepared all the supplies for building a temple,

No one can ever build a temple large enough for God—even the heavens are too small a place for him to live in! All I can do is build a place where we can offer sacrifices to him.

The LORD said: Heaven is my throne; the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you build for me? In what place will I rest?

And you are part of that building Christ has built as a place for God's own Spirit to live.




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