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Psalms 73:28

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

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ASV

But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.

KJV

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.Niand IH589 →
קִֽרֲבַ֥תki.ra.Vat[the] approach ofH7132 →
אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
לִ֫י־Li-for me
ט֥וֹבTov[is] goodH2896 →
שַׁתִּ֤י׀sha.TiI have madeH7896 →
בַּאדֹנָ֣יba.do.Naiin [the] LordH136 →
יְהֹוִ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
מַחְסִ֑יmach.Sirefuge myH4268 →
לְ֝סַפֵּ֗רle.sa.Perto recountH5608 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mal.'a.kho.Tei.khaworks yourH4399 →

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Hebrews 11:6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.Deuteronomy 4:7For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?Micah 6:8He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.Hebrews 10:19–22Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.Lamentations 3:25–26The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.Psalms 65:4Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.Psalms 52:9I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.Psalms 92:1It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,Lamentations 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,Psalms 84:10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.Psalms 71:24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.Psalms 118:17I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.Luke 15:17–20Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!Zephaniah 3:2She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.

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