And Abram, having removed his tent, came and dwelt by the oak of Mamre, which was in Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.

Then the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I will give this land to your seed. And Abram built an altar there to the Lord who appeared to him.

And he departed from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and there he pitched his tent in Bethel near the sea, and Ai toward the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord.

And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God that appeared to you, when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.

And let us rise and go up to Bethel, and let us there make an alter to God who listened to me in the day of calamity, who was with me, and preserved me throughout in the journey, by which I went.

O Lord, I have loved the beauty of Your house, and the place of the tabernacle of Your glory.

For the end, [A Psalm] of instruction, for the sons of Korah. As the deer earnestly desires the fountains of water, so my soul earnestly longs for You, O God.

My soul has thirsted for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?

For the end, A Psalm for the sons of Korah, concerning the winepresses. How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!

My soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh have exalted in the living God.

For one day in Your courts is better than thousands. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God, than dwell in the tents of sinners.

And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enosh: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.

For the end, A Psalm [and] Song of David. Praise becomes You, O God, in Zion; and to You shall the vow be performed.

Hear my prayer; to You all flesh shall come.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy [endures] forever.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord His mercies, and His wonderful works to the children of men.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord His mercies, and His wonders to the children of men.

Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore will I call upon Him while I live.

I will offer to You the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

The Lord is near to all that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.

Then shall you cry, and God shall hearken to you; while you are yet speaking He will say, Behold, I am here. If you remove from you the band, and the stretching forth of the hands, and murmuring speech;

And pray to Me, and I will hearken to you; and you shall earnestly seek Me, and you shall find Me;

For then will I turn to the peoples a tongue for her generation, that all may call on the name of the Lord, to serve Him under one yoke.

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all those who in every place are calling on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

through every prayer and petition, praying in every season in the Spirit, being watchful to this same thing with all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints--

and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, in the opening of my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,