Psalm 27:4

New American Standard Bible 2020

¶One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:1

Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the presence of the Lord. And the Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”

Psalm 23:6

Certainly goodness and faithfulness will follow me all the days of my life, And my dwelling will be in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in innocence, And I will go around Your altar, Lord,

Psalm 26:8

¶Lord, I love the dwelling of Your house, And the place where Your glory remains.

Psalm 27:8

When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “I shall seek Your face, Lord.”

Psalm 50:2

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone.

Psalm 65:4

Blessed is the one You choose and allow to approach You; He will dwell in Your courtyards. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.

Psalm 84:10

For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness.

Psalm 84:4

Blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah

Psalm 90:17

May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

Jeremiah 29:13

And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Daniel 9:3

So I gave my attention to the Lord God, to seek Him by prayer and pleading, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is righteous and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.

Luke 10:42

but only one thing is necessary; for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

Luke 13:24

“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Luke 18:1

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not become discouraged,

Luke 2:37

and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She did not leave the temple grounds, serving night and day with fasts and prayers.

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

Philippians 3:13

Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,

1 Timothy 5:5

Now she who is actually a widow and has been left alone has set her hope on God, and she continues in requests and prayers night and day.

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.

1 Samuel 1:11

And she made a vow and said, “Lord of armies, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your bond-servant and remember me, and not forget Your bond-servant, but will give Your bond-servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head.”

1 Samuel 22:10

And he inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

1 Samuel 30:8

And David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this band of raiders? Will I overtake them?” And He said to him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue everyone.”