Famous quotes containing the words psalm xxiv, hebrew, psalm and/or xxiv:
“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and
they that dwell therein.”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalm XXIV (l. XXIV, 1)
“We know of no scripture which records the pure benignity of the gods on a New England winter night. Their praises have never been sung, only their wrath deprecated. The best scripture, after all, records but a meagre faith. Its saints live reserved and austere. Let a brave, devout man spend the year in the woods of Maine or Labrador, and see if the Hebrew Scriptures speak adequately to his condition and experience.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalm XIX (l. XIX, 14)
“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up
his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from
the God of his salvation.”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalm XXIV (l. XXIV, 4–5)