The Joy and Privilege of Attending Church

Written by Matthew Roberts

Psalm 84 New Living Translation (NLT)

For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.

1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

2 I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.

3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!

4 What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. Interlude

5 What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

6 When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.

7 They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.

8 O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, O God of Jacob. Interlude

9 O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield! Show favor to the one you have anointed.

10 A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.

11 For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

12 O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.

Psalm 84:2 New Living Translation (NLT)

2 I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.

Psalm 42:2 New International Version (NIV)

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

Psalm 83:3 New Living Translation (NLT)

3 They devise crafty schemes against your people; they conspire against your precious ones.

Psalm 84:4 King James Version (KJV)

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

Isaiah 2:13 New International Version (NIV)

13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan,

Psalm 84:5 New Living Translation (NLT)

5 What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

John 17:16 New International Version (NIV)

16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.

1 Peter 2:11 New International Version (NIV)

Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society

11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.

1 Peter 5:8 New International Version (NIV)

8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Hebrews 11:10 New International Version (NIV)

10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Psalm 84:6 King James Version (KJV)

6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

Matthew 16:24 New International Version (NIV)

24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Psalm 27:5 New International Version (NIV)

5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.

Deuteronomy 31:6 New International Version (NIV)

6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Psalm 84:9 King James Version (KJV)

9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

Psalm 84:10 New Living Translation (NLT)

10 A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.

Psalm 84:11 New Living Translation (NLT)

11 For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

Job 1:10 New International Version (NIV)

10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.

Psalm 84:12 King James Version (KJV)

12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Psalm 122:1 King James Version (KJV)

122 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

 

 

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