Psalm 27:4

God's Word

I have asked one thing from the Lord. This I will seek: to remain in the Lord’s house all the days of my life in order to gaze at the Lord’s beauty and to search for an answer in his temple.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:1

In the time of David, there was a famine for three successive years, and David asked the Lord’s advice about it. The Lord answered, “It’s because of Saul and his family. They are guilty of murder because they killed the people of Gibeon.”

Psalm 23:6

Certainly, goodness and mercy will stay close to me all the days of my life, and I will remain in the Lord’s house for days without end.

Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in innocence. I will walk around your altar, O Lord,

Psalm 26:8

O Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.

Psalm 27:8

⌞When you said,⌟ “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “O Lord, I will seek your face.”

Psalm 50:2

God shines from Zion, the perfection of beauty.

Psalm 65:4

Blessed is the person you choose and invite to live with you in your courtyards. We will be filled with good food from your house, from your holy temple.

Psalm 84:10

One day in your courtyards is better than a thousand ⌞anywhere else⌟. I would rather stand in the entrance to my God’s house than live inside wicked people’s homes.

Psalm 84:4

Blessed are those who live in your house. They are always praising you. Selah

Psalm 90:17

Let the kindness of the Lord our God be with us. Make us successful in everything we do. Yes, make us successful in everything we do.

Jeremiah 29:13

When you look for me, you will find me. When you wholeheartedly seek me,

Daniel 9:3

So I turned to the Lord God and looked to him for help. I prayed, pleaded, and fasted in sackcloth and ashes.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice with all your heart, people of Zion! Shout in triumph, people of Jerusalem! Look! Your King is coming to you: He is righteous and victorious. He is humble and rides on a donkey, on a colt, a young pack animal.

Matthew 6:33

But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you.

Luke 10:42

There’s only one thing you need. Mary has made the right choice, and that one thing will not be taken away from her.”

Luke 13:24

“Try hard to enter through the narrow door. I can guarantee that many will try to enter, but they won’t succeed.

Luke 18:1

Jesus used this illustration with his disciples to show them that they need to pray all the time and never give up.

Luke 2:37

and she had been a widow for 84 years. Anna never left the temple courtyard but worshiped day and night by fasting and praying.

2 Corinthians 3:18

As all of us reflect the Lord’s glory with faces that are not covered with veils, we are being changed into his image with ever-increasing glory. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

We are his servants because the same God who said that light should shine out of darkness has given us light. For that reason we bring to light the knowledge about God’s glory which shines from Christ’s face.

Philippians 3:13

Brothers and sisters, I can’t consider myself a winner yet. This is what I do: I don’t look back, I lengthen my stride, and

1 Timothy 5:5

A widow who has no family has placed her confidence in God by praying and asking for his help night and day.

Hebrews 11:6

No one can please God without faith. Whoever goes to God must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

1 Samuel 1:11

She made this vow, “Lord of Armies, if you will look at my misery, remember me, and give me a boy, then I will give him to you for as long as he lives. A razor will never be used on his head.”

1 Samuel 22:10

Ahimelech prayed to the Lord for David and gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

1 Samuel 30:8

Then David asked the Lord, “Should I pursue these troops? Will I catch up with them?” “Pursue them,” the Lord told him. “You will certainly catch up with them and rescue the captives.”