John Richards

1 Chronicles 28:7

1 Chronicles 28:7 (TNIV)
I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws, as is being done at this time.’

1 Chronicles 28:8

1 Chronicles 28:8 (TNIV)
“So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel and of the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God: Be careful to follow all the commands of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance to your descendants forever.

1 Chronicles 28:10

1 Chronicles 28:10 (TNIV)
Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.”

2 Chronicles 1:5

2 Chronicles 1:5 (TNIV)
But the bronze altar that Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was in Gibeon in front of the tabernacle of the Lord; so Solomon and the assembly inquired of him there.

Psalm 81:3

Psalm 81:3 (TNIV)
Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;

Psalm 81:4

Psalm 81:4 (TNIV)
this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

Psalm 81:5

Psalm 81:5 (TNIV)
When God went out against Egypt, he established it as a statute for Joseph. I heard an unknown voice say:

Psalm 81:6

Psalm 81:6 (TNIV)
“I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket.

Psalm 81:7

Psalm 81:7 (TNIV)
In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.

Psalm 81:8

Psalm 81:8 (TNIV)
Hear me, my people, and I will warn you— if you would only listen to me, Israel!

Psalm 81:9

Psalm 81:9 (TNIV)
You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not worship any god other than me.

Psalm 81:10

Psalm 81:10 (TNIV)
I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.

Psalm 81:11

Psalm 81:11 (TNIV)
“But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me.

1 Chronicles 17:16

1 Chronicles 17:16 (TNIV)
Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

1 Chronicles 17:17

1 Chronicles 17:17 (TNIV)
And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, Lord God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men.

1 Chronicles 17:18

1 Chronicles 17:18 (TNIV)
“What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant,

1 Chronicles 17:19

1 Chronicles 17:19 (TNIV)
Lord. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises.

1 Chronicles 17:20

1 Chronicles 17:20 (TNIV)
“There is no one like you, Lord, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.

1 Chronicles 17:21

1 Chronicles 17:21 (TNIV)
And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?

1 Chronicles 17:22

1 Chronicles 17:22 (TNIV)
You made your people Israel your very own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.

1 Chronicles 17:23

1 Chronicles 17:23 (TNIV)
“And now, Lord, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised,

1 Chronicles 17:24

1 Chronicles 17:24 (TNIV)
so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel’s God!’ And the house of your servant David will be established before you.

1 Chronicles 17:25

1 Chronicles 17:25 (TNIV)
“You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you.

1 Chronicles 17:26

1 Chronicles 17:26 (TNIV)
You, Lord, are God! You have promised these good things to your servant.

1 Chronicles 17:27

1 Chronicles 17:27 (TNIV)
Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Lord, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”