Psalm 27:4

The English Standar Version

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 gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire[3] 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[4] goodness and mercy[5] shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell[6] in the house of the LORD forever.[7]

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O LORD,

Psalm 26:8

O LORD, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.

Psalm 27:8

You have said, "Seek[4] my face." My heart says to you, "Your face, LORD, do I seek."[5]

Psalm 50:2

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

Psalm 65:4

Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!

Psalm 84:10

For a day in your 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 your house, ever singing your praise! Selah

Psalm 90:17

Let the favor[4] of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!

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 pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Luke 10:42

but one thing is necessary.[5] Mary has chosen the good portion, which will 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

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

Luke 2:37

and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.[5] 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,[6] are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 3:13

Brothers, 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 truly a widow, 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 you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant 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."