5 Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. I had…: Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. for ever: Heb. to length of days
28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread, nor drank water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words
9 And heal the sick that are in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come near to you.
4 One thing have I desired 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 enquire in his temple. the beauty: or, the delight
13 By this we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who once were far off are made near by the blood of Christ.
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
11 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. to meet…: Heb. before Asa
3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
4 But when they in their trouble returned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
6 And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city: for God troubled them with all adversity. destroyed: Heb. beaten in pieces
7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and repaired the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. abominable…: Heb. abominations
9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they resorted to him out of Israel in multitudes, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
11 And they offered to the LORD at the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. the same…: Heb. in that day
12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
13 That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
14 And they swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them: and the LORD gave them rest on all sides.
16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. mother: that is, grandmotheridol: Heb. horror
17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
19 And there was no more war until the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. comfortless: or, orphans
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is near to them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. unto…: Heb. to the broken of heartof a contrite…: Heb. contrite of spirit