"But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!

"And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.

You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, Even [from] the rebellious, That the LORD God might dwell [there.]

If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I shall teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore."

For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired [it] for His dwelling place:

For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name [is] Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy [place,] With him [who] has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

"Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore.

"The nations also will know that I, the LORD, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore." ' "

And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will dwell in them And walk among [them.] I will be their God, And they shall be My people."

And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them [and be] their God.

"Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He [is] the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you."

"And the LORD, He [is] the one who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed."

"For the LORD will not forsake His people, for His great name's sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you His people.

" As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.

And David said to his son Solomon, "Be strong and of good courage, and do [it;] do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God -- my God -- [will be] with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

[Let your] conduct [be] without covetousness; [be] content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."