bible verses about dwelling place

Bible Verses About Dwelling Place: 12

Bible Verses About Dwelling Place: 12 on maon, God as home.

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Published October 2, 20265 min readPsalm 90:1 (NIV)

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"Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations."

— Psalm 90:1 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about dwelling place want Scripture on God as maon — the habitation across generations — not only the God's presence catalog, the pavilion twin, or the tabernacle inventory alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about God's presence, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about comfort, Bible verses about prayer, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about refuge, and Bible verse of the day. Dwelling place here means God-as-habitation confession — distinct from presence-as-catalog alone, pavilion alone, or tabernacle alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, dwelling place / habitation is often מָעוֹן maon (Strong's H4583; Bible Hub H4583) — a dwelling, habitation, or den. Psalm 90:1 names the Lord our dwelling place throughout all generations. Psalmists and prophets stack "dwell" / "habitation" language for God as home. This list tracks maon / God-as-dwelling confession — not the whole presence catalog and not the pavilion or tabernacle twin pages.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalm 90 presses that Moses opens with God as the saints' dwelling place in every age, and that mortality under God's eternity drives prayerful wisdom (Bible Hub MHC Psalms 90; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Psalm 90). (Presence, pavilion, and tabernacle lists live on those pages; this list centers dwelling place.)

12 Bible verses about dwelling place

  1. Psalm 90:1. "Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations." Our dwelling place — throughout all generations. See Bible verses about hope.

  2. Psalm 27:4. "One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple." One thing I ask — that I may dwell in the house of the Lord. See Bible verses about worship.

  3. Psalm 91:9-10. "If you say, 'The Lord is my refuge,' and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent." Make the Most High your dwelling. See Bible verses about protection.

  4. 1 Kings 8:27. "But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!" Will God really dwell on earth — heavens cannot contain you. See Bible verses about worship.

  5. Psalm 26:8. "Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells." I love the house where you live — where your glory dwells. See Bible verses about God's presence.

  6. Ezekiel 37:27. "My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people." My dwelling place will be with them. See Bible verses about covenant.

  7. Psalm 68:5-6. "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing…" God in his holy dwelling — sets the lonely in families. See Bible verses about comfort.

  8. Isaiah 57:15. "For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'" He lives in a high and holy place — and with the contrite. See Bible verses about humility.

  9. Psalm 132:13-14. "For the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying, 'This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.'" Desired it for his dwelling — resting place forever. See Bible verses about worship.

  10. 2 Corinthians 6:16. "What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.'" I will live with them and walk among them. See Bible verses about the church.

  11. Psalm 71:3. "Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress." Rock of refuge to which I can always go — dwelling toward. See Bible verses about the Rock.

  12. Ephesians 2:22. "And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." Built together to become a dwelling in which God lives. See Bible verses about the Holy Spirit.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the dwelling — not twelve as a grind. If you need the classic all-generations habitation, start with Psalm 90:1. If you need Most High as dwelling, open Psalm 91:9-10. If you need God dwelling with the contrite, open Isaiah 57:15. For presence more broadly, open Bible verses about God's presence. For the pavilion twin (sok), open Bible verses about pavilion. For the tabernacle pattern, open Bible verses about tabernacle. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about God as a dwelling place?

Psalm 90:1 (Lord, you have been our dwelling place), Psalm 91:9-10 (make the Most High your dwelling), and Isaiah 57:15 (I live… with the one who is contrite) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about dwelling place differ from God's presence or tabernacle alone?

Presence pages often survey "I am with you" language. Tabernacle pages center mishkan / tent pattern. This page centers maon — God named as habitation across generations — then cross-links presence and tabernacle. See Bible verses about God's presence and Bible verses about tabernacle.

What does maon mean?

Hebrew maon (H4583) means a dwelling, habitation, or den. Psalmists name the Lord himself as that home.

Is "dwelling place" only an Old Testament image?

The Old Testament carries most maon confession; New Testament temple / Spirit-dwelling language keeps the same God-with-us home. See Bible verses about the Holy Spirit and Bible verses about the church.

Where can I read more about presence, refuge, and worship?

Start with Bible verses about God's presence, then Bible verses about refuge, Bible verses about hope, and Bible verses about worship.

Sources

NIV text quoted for readability. Cross-check wording in your preferred translation.

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