Psalm 27:4

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after; 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 inquire 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 face of the Lord. And the Lord said, “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”

Psalm 23:6

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands in innocence, and go about thy altar, O Lord,

Psalm 26:8

O Lord, I love the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwells.

Psalm 27:8

Thou hast said, “Seek ye my face.” My heart says to thee, “Thy face, Lord, do I seek.”

Psalm 50:2

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

Psalm 65:4

Blessed is he whom thou dost choose and bring near, to dwell in thy courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, thy holy temple!

Psalm 84:10

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Psalm 84:4

Blessed are those who dwell in thy house, ever singing thy praise! Selah

Psalm 90:17

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish thou the work of our hands upon us, yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Jeremiah 29:13

You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart,

Daniel 9:3

Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.

Luke 10:42

one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.”

Luke 13:24

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

Luke 18:1

And he told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

Luke 2:37

and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

2 Corinthians 3:18

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” 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

Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

1 Timothy 5:5

She who is a real widow, and is left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day;

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please him. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

1 Samuel 1:11

And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy maidservant, and remember me, and not forget thy maidservant, but wilt give to thy maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”

1 Samuel 22:10

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

1 Samuel 30:8

And David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue; for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue.”