But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!
Psalm 68:18 - American Standard Version 2015 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives;\par\tab Thou hast received gifts among men,\par\tab Yea, {\i among} the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell {\i with them}.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: Thou hast received gifts for men; Yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord GOD might dwell among them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have ascended on high. You have led away captive a train of vanquished foes; You have received gifts of men, yes, of the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell there with them. [Eph. 4:8.] American Standard Version (1901) Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them. Common English Bible You ascended the heights, leading away your captives, receiving tribute from people, even from those who rebel against the LORD God’s dwelling there. Catholic Public Domain Version And do not turn your face away from your servant, for I am in trouble: heed me quickly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And turn not away thy face from thy servant: for I am in trouble, hear me speedily. |
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!
{\b A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,\par\tab Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah?\par\tab And who shall stand in his holy place?
God is gone up with a shout,\par\tab Jehovah with the sound of a trumpet.
And let the congregation of the peoples compass thee about;\par\tab And over them return thou on high.
So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,\par\tab The tent which he placed among men;
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
It shall be eighteen thousand {\i reeds} round about: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah is there.\par
And Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for he is strong that executeth his word; for the day of Jehovah is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?\par
But go ye and learn what {\i this} meaneth, {\b I desire mercy, and not sacrifice}: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.}\par
Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
and that repentance unto remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.}\par
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.
Jesus answered and said unto him, {\cf6 If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.
him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay:
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.\par
And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, {\i even} Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, {\b I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.}
And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.\par
Now in the things which we are saying the chief point {\i is this}: We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.\par
the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.}\par
And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them:
Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.