He made the bronze basin and its bronze base out of the mirrors belonging to the women who served at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence.

"No one is holy like the LORD; there is none like him, no protector like our God.

I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live.

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.

How happy are those who live in your Temple, always singing praise to you.

One day spent in your Temple is better than a thousand anywhere else; I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God than live in the homes of the wicked.

They are like trees planted in the house of the LORD, that flourish in the Temple of our God,

Praise the LORD! Praise his name, you servants of the LORD,

who stand in the LORD's house, in the Temple of our God.

I will make those who are victorious pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which will come down out of heaven from my God. I will also write on them my new name.

During the day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer; I call at night, but get no rest.

the very thing that the twelve tribes of our people hope to receive, as they worship God day and night. And it is because of this hope, Your Majesty, that I am being accused by these Jews!

A widow who is all alone, with no one to take care of her, has placed her hope in God and continues to pray and ask him for his help night and day.

That is why they stand before God's throne and serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will protect them with his presence.