Verse 28

But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 4:8 : 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
  • Ps 65:4 : 4 Though our sins overwhelm us, you forgive our transgressions.
  • Ps 118:17 : 17 I shall not die, but I shall live and recount the deeds of the Lord.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.
  • Heb 10:19-22 : 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, His body, 21 and since we have a great high priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 Behold our shield, O God, and look with favor upon Your anointed.
  • Ps 107:22 : 22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and tell of His works with shouts of joy.
  • Ps 116:7 : 7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
  • Ps 14:6 : 6 You frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not turn to the proud or to those who follow falsehoods.
  • Ps 66:16 : 16 Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell you what He has done for me.
  • Ps 71:17 : 17 God, you have taught me from my youth, and to this day I declare your wondrous works.
  • Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue will proclaim your righteousness all day long, for those who sought to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.
  • Luke 15:17-20 : 17 But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am dying from hunger! 18 I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.’ 20 And he rose up and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran, embraced him, and kissed him.