Verse 28

But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.

Referenced Verses

  • Jas 4:8 : 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.
  • Ps 65:4 : 4 Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.
  • Ps 118:17 : 17 Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him. 26 It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;
  • Heb 10:19-22 : 19 So then, my brothers, being able to go into the holy place without fear, because of the blood of Jesus, 20 By the new and living way which he made open for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having a great priest over the house of God, 22 Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.
  • Ps 107:22 : 22 Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.
  • Ps 116:7 : 7 Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
  • Ps 14:6 : 6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.
  • Ps 66:16 : 16 Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.
  • Ps 71:17 : 17 O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.
  • Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
  • Luke 15:17-20 : 17 But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food! 18 I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: 19 I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants. 20 And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.