Lord,You have beenour dwellingplacein allgenerations.
"The eternalGodis a dwellingplace,And underneathare the everlastingarms;And He droveout the enemyfrom beforeyou, And said,'Destroy!'
Be to me a rockof habitationto which I may continuallycome;You have givencommandmentto saveme, For You are my rockand my fortress.
We have come to knowand have believedthe lovewhichGodhasfor us. Godis love,and the one who abidesin loveabidesin God,and Godabidesin him.
He who dwellsin the shelterof the MostHighWill abidein the shadowof the Almighty.
"Thereforesay,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"ThoughI had removedthem faraway among the nationsand thoughI had scatteredthem among the countries,yet I was a sanctuaryfor them a littlewhilein the countrieswherethey had gone."'
"He who eatsMy fleshand drinksMy bloodabidesin Me, and I in him.
For you have madethe LORD,my refuge,[Even] the MostHigh,your dwellingplace.
I will singof the lovingkindnessof the LORDforever;To allgenerationsI will makeknownYour faithfulnesswith my mouth.
"Then He shall becomea sanctuary;But to boththe housesof Israel,a stoneto strikeand a rockto stumbleover, [And] a snareand a trapfor the inhabitantsof Jerusalem.
But fleefrom these things,you manof God,and pursuerighteousness,godliness,faith,love,perseverance[and] gentleness.
Now behold,there camea manof Godfrom Judahto Bethelby the wordof the LORD,while Jeroboamwas standingby the altarto burnincense.
Now thisis the blessingwith whichMosesthe manof Godblessedthe sonsof Israelbeforehis death.
Are You not from everlasting,O LORD,my God,my HolyOne?We will not die.You, O LORD,have appointedthem to judge;And You, O Rock,have establishedthem to correct.
