A-Z: Common sayings from the Bible
- Figs from thistles
- Fire and brimstone
- First shall be last and the last shall be first
- Five loaves and two fishes
- Fixing (setting) one's heart on something
- Fleshpots of Egypt
- Fly in the ointment
- Fool and his money are soon parted
- For/To everything a season
- Found wanting
- Four horsemen of the apocalypse
- Foursquare
- From ' good Lord deliver us
- Gadarene swine
- Generation of vipers (sometimes also 'brood of vipers')
- Get thee behind me Satan
- Girding one's loins
- Giving up the ghost
- Gnashing of teeth
- Go forth and multiply
- Go the extra mile
- Go to (consider) the ant you sluggard
- God forbid
- God is not mocked
- God loves a cheerful giver
- God save the King
- Going from strength to strength
- Golden calf
- Good Samaritan
- Good shepherd
- Grain of mustard
- Grapes of wrath
- Great men are not always wise
- Greater love hath no man
- Grey hair is a glorious crown
- Haves and have nots
- Having a cross to bear
- Head on a plate
- Heap burning coals on someone's head
- Heart of stone
- Hiding one's light under a bushel
- Hip and thigh
- Hollow of one's hand
- Honeyed words
- Hope deferred makes the heart sick
- How are the mighty fallen
- Ichabod
- If you're not with me you're against me
- In the midst of life we are in death
- Iron entering one's soul
A-Z: Common sayings from the Bible: Going from strength to strength
Usage
Getting better and better at something.Definition
The Psalm refers to those who undertake the arduous trip to Jerusalem to worship God. The sight of the Temple in the distance gives them especial vigour, because they can see their destination and all that it means.Bible References
Psalms 84:7- English Standard Version
- King James Version
1How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. 4Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah 5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. 7They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion. 8O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah 9Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed! 10For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. 12O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!
1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 3Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. 4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. 5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. 6Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. 7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. 8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
The Old Testament Book of Psalms which contains 150 Hebrew poems or songs.
The city on a hill (Mt. Zion) which King David captured and made the capital of Israel. It was the site of the Temple built by Solomon and of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Today it is still a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims.
1. Doing homage and giving honour and respect, especially to God. Acts of devotion. Human response to the perceived presence of the divine.
2. The part of the Christian liturgy usually consisting of sung material and prayers of thanksgiving.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
A sacred building used for worship. In the Bible, the Temple was the centre of Jewish worship in Jerusalem. In the New Testament, the term is also used as an image of the believer's physical body.
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