Quotes About Spirituality

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.

The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.

In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.

Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128.

Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.

Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”

On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.

“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”

Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.

fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.

It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:

“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.