How I love your Temple, LORD Almighty!

How I want to be there! I long to be in the LORD's Temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God.

I have asked the LORD for one thing; one thing only do I want: to live in the LORD's house all my life, to marvel there at his goodness, and to ask for his guidance.

Send your light and your truth; may they lead me and bring me back to Zion, your sacred hill, and to your Temple, where you live.

Then I will go to your altar, O God; you are the source of my happiness. I will play my harp and sing praise to you, O God, my God.

Let me see you in the sanctuary; let me see how mighty and glorious you are.

On the third day they found him in the Temple, sitting with the Jewish teachers, listening to them and asking questions.

Those who live as their human nature tells them to, have their minds controlled by what human nature wants. Those who live as the Spirit tells them to, have their minds controlled by what the Spirit wants.

To be controlled by human nature results in death; to be controlled by the Spirit results in life and peace.

We, however, are citizens of heaven, and we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from heaven.

If you show more respect to the well-dressed man and say to him, "Have this best seat here," but say to the poor man, "Stand over there, or sit here on the floor by my feet,"

save me from those who in this life have all they want. Punish them with the sufferings you have stored up for them; may there be enough for their children and some left over for their children's children!

But I will see you, because I have done no wrong; and when I awake, your presence will fill me with joy.

I love the house where you live, O LORD, the place where your glory dwells.

those who do evil all the time and are always ready to take bribes.

Keep me from wanting to do wrong and from joining evil people in their wickedness. May I never take part in their feasts.

Good people may punish me and rebuke me in kindness, but I will never accept honor from evil people, because I am always praying against their evil deeds.