Deuteronomy 12:7

God's Word

There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families will eat and enjoy everything you’ve worked for, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:22

That day they ate and drank as they joyfully celebrated in front of the Lord. For the second time they made David’s son Solomon king. On the Lord’s behalf they anointed Solomon to be leader and Zadok to be the priest.

Nehemiah 8:9

Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people told them, “This is a holy day for the Lord your God. Don’t mourn or cry.” All the people were crying as they listened to the reading of God’s Teachings.

Ecclesiastes 3:12

I realize that there’s nothing better for them to do than to be cheerful and enjoy what is good in their lives.

Ecclesiastes 3:13

It is a gift from God to be able to eat and drink and experience the good that comes from every kind of hard work.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

At last I have seen what is good and beautiful: It is to eat and drink and to enjoy the good in all our hard work under the sun during the brief lives God gives us. That is our lot ⌞in life⌟.

Isaiah 23:18

Her profits and her earnings will be turned over to the Lord for his holy purpose. It won’t be stored or hoarded. Her merchandise will belong to those who live in the presence of the Lord so that they will have plenty of food and expensive clothing.

Isaiah 62:9

Those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the Lord. Those who gather grapes will drink wine in my holy courtyards.

Ezekiel 44:3

Only the prince may sit there and eat food in the presence of the Lord. He will enter through the entrance hall of the gateway and leave the same way.”

Joel 1:16

Food disappears right before our eyes. Happiness and rejoicing disappear from our God’s temple.

Joel 2:26

You will have plenty to eat, and you will be full. You will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has performed miracles for you. My people will never be ashamed again.

Leviticus 23:40

On the first day take the best fruits, palm branches, the branches of leafy trees and poplars, and celebrate in the presence of the Lord your God for seven days.

Malachi 2:13

Here is another thing you do: You cover the Lord’s altar with tears. You moan and groan because he no longer pays attention to your offerings or accepts them from you.

Acts 2:46

The believers had a single purpose and went to the temple every day. They were joyful and humble as they ate at each other’s homes and shared their food.

Deuteronomy 12:12

Enjoy yourselves in the presence of the Lord your God along with your sons, daughters, male and female slaves, and the Levites. (The Levites live in your cities because they have no land of their own as you have.)

Deuteronomy 12:18

Instead, you, your sons and daughters, male and female slaves, and the Levites who live in your cities must eat these in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose. There in the presence of the Lord your God enjoy everything you’ve worked for.

Deuteronomy 12:8

Never worship in the way that it’s being done here today, where everyone does whatever he considers right.

Deuteronomy 14:23

Eat the tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, and eat the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats in the presence of the Lord your God in the place he will choose to put his name. Then you will learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live.

Deuteronomy 14:26

Use the silver to buy whatever you want: cattle, sheep, goats, wine, liquor—whatever you choose. Then you and your family will eat and enjoy yourselves there in the presence of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 15:20

Every year you and your family must eat these animals in the presence of the Lord your God in the place the Lord will choose.

Deuteronomy 26:11

Then you, the Levites, and the foreigners who live among you can enjoy all the good things which the Lord your God has given you and your family.

Deuteronomy 27:7

Sacrifice fellowship offerings, eat them there, and enjoy yourselves in the presence of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 28:47

You didn’t serve the Lord your God with a joyful and happy heart when you had so much.

Philippians 4:4

Always be joyful in the Lord! I’ll say it again: Be joyful!