House Dedication

And now, begin and bless the house of Thy servant, to be unto the age before Thee, for Thou, Lord Jehovah, hast spoken, and by Thy blessing is the house of Thy servant blessed--to the age.'

By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself. — read the full passage →

(For Thou, O Jehovah, <FI>art<Fi> my refuge,) The Most High thou madest thy habitation. — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

for every house is builded by some one, and He who the all things did build <FI>is<Fi> God,

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked. — read the full passage →

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

`Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock; — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come? — read the full passage →

Then, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God, — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength. — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked. — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. To Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

And it cometh to pass as David sat in his house, that David saith unto Nathan the prophet, `Lo, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> under curtains;' — read the full passage →

and stedfast <FI>is<Fi> thy house and thy kingdom unto the age before thee, thy throne is established unto the age.'

and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;

By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts--His Holy Name. — read the full passage →

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

And dwelt hath My people in a peaceful habitation, And in stedfast tabernacles, And in quiet resting-places.

And David the king cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, `Who <FI>am<Fi> I, O Jehovah God, and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto? — read the full passage →

`Jehovah bless thee and keep thee; — read the full passage →

sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and unto Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, saying: — read the full passage →

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah!

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

`And now, O Jehovah, God of Israel, is Thy word stedfast that Thou hast spoken to Thy servant, to David, — read the full passage →

`Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe; — read the full passage →

I and the Father are one.'

And again he entered into Capernaum, after <FI>some<Fi> days, and it was heard that he is in the house, — read the full passage →

`And the authorities have spoken unto the people, saying, Who <FI>is<Fi> the man that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? --let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man dedicate it.

`Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them. — read the full passage →

God--causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only--the refractory have inhabited a dry place.

And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house,

in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,

By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself.

The curse of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

and said thus: To life! and thou, peace; and thy house, peace; and all that thou hast--peace!

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field--go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

And it cometh to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah hath given rest to him round about, from all his enemies, — read the full passage →

and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

Taste ye and see that Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> good, O the happiness of the man who trusteth in Him.

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied, and hast blessed Jehovah thy God, on the good land which he hath given to thee. — read the full passage →

and thou dost not bring in an abomination unto thy house--or thou hast been devoted like it; --thou dost utterly detest it, and thou dost utterly abominate it; for it <FI>is<Fi> devoted.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

and houses full of all good things which thou hast not filled, and wells digged which thou hast not digged, vineyards and olive-yards which thou hast not planted, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied;

`Jehovah bless thee and keep thee;

My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one, — read the full passage →

and above all these things, <FI>have<Fi> love, which is a bond of the perfection,

The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

`Now, Mine eyes are open, and Mine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place; — read the full passage →

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <FI>is<Fi> with your spirit! Amen.

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy framer from the womb: `I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth--who <FI>is<Fi> with Me?

I have surely built a house of habitation for Thee; a fixed place for Thine abiding to the ages.'

and Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house are we, if the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope unto the end we hold fast.

`Beware! --ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

And it cometh to pass, in the going out of the priests from the sanctuary--for all the priests who are present have sanctified themselves, there is none to watch by courses, — read the full passage →

`When thou buildest a new house, then thou hast made a parapet to thy roof, and thou dost not put blood on thy house when one falleth from it.

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first, — read the full passage →

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

for let each one of us please the neighbour for good, unto edification,

and having taken them in his arms, having put <FI>his<Fi> hands upon them, he was blessing them.

`And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

`Blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou in thy coming in, and blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou in thy going out.

`When thou goest out to battle against thine enemy, and hast seen horse and chariot--a people more numerous than thou--thou art not afraid of them, for Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> with thee, who is bringing thee up out of the land of Egypt; — read the full passage →

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

and king Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of the herd, twenty and two thousand, and of the flock, a hundred and twenty thousand, and the king and all the people dedicate the house of God.

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

in every thing give thanks, for this <FI>is<Fi> the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

to whom coming--a living stone--by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious, — read the full passage →

the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <FI>is<Fi> with you all. Amen.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.

I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house. — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,