Psalm 63:2
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Cross-references
Psalm 77:13 also uses 'in the sanctuary' (בַּקֹּדֶשׁ) to describe God's way — echoing the same setting of divine presence.
In Psalm 105:4, the psalmist calls to seek the LORD's strength and presence — echoing David's seeking and beholding God's power and glory here.
Psalm 96:6 says strength and beauty are in His sanctuary — directly parallel to the power and glory seen there.
Psalm 68:24 describes seeing God's goings in the sanctuary — a direct parallel to the psalmist's experience of seeing God's glory there.
In Psalm 27:4, David similarly longs to dwell in God's house and gaze on His beauty — directly parallel to beholding God's power and glory in the sanctuary here.
In Psalm 48:9, the psalmist meditates on God's steadfast love in the temple — parallel to beholding God's power and glory in the sanctuary.
In Psalm 26:8, the psalmist loves the place where God's glory dwells — directly parallel to beholding God's power and glory in the sanctuary.
Psalm 84:2-11 expresses deep longing for God's courts — parallel to the sanctuary experience of beholding God's power and glory.
Psalm 78:61 uses 'power' and 'glory' for the ark's capture — a contrast to David's vision of God's power and glory in the sanctuary.
Psalm 73:17 also enters the sanctuary to gain understanding — a parallel to the psalmist's experience of seeing God's glory there.
In Psalm 42:1, the soul pants for God like a deer for water — parallel to the psalmist's thirst and seeking that leads to beholding God in the sanctuary.
In Psalm 29:9, all in God's temple cry 'Glory!' — echoing the beholding of God's glory in the sanctuary.
In Psalm 27:8, the psalmist seeks God's face — a parallel to the act of looking upon God in the sanctuary.
In Psalm 21:6, the king is made glad with the joy of God's presence — parallel to the psalmist's delight in beholding God's power and glory.
In Psalm 4:7, the psalmist finds greater joy in God's presence than in abundance — echoing the satisfaction of beholding God's glory in the sanctuary.
In Psalm 84:10, the psalmist prizes a day in God's courts above all else — parallel to the delight of being in the sanctuary and beholding God.
Psalm 145:11 echoes the same pairing of God's power and glory, calling others to speak of them.
Psalm 77:14 declares God works wonders and makes known His strength — similar to the power and glory seen in the sanctuary.
2 Corinthians 4:4-6 reveals that the glory of God is now seen in the face of Christ — the NT fulfillment of the psalmist's desire.
Exodus 33:19 records God's response to Moses' request — revealing His goodness and name, which the psalmist also seeks.
1 Samuel 4:22 repeats the lament that God's glory has departed — contrasting with the psalmist's longing to behold it.
1 Samuel 4:21 laments the departure of God's glory from Israel — the opposite of the psalmist's desire to see it in the sanctuary.
In Exodus 33:18, Moses makes a similar plea to see God's glory — a direct parallel to the psalmist's longing.
1 Chronicles 16:27 says strength and joy are in His place — directly parallel to the power and glory seen in the sanctuary.
In 2 Samuel 15:25, David expresses hope to see God's habitation again — the same longing that underlies the sanctuary vision in Psalm 63:2.
In Matthew 5:6, Jesus blesses those who hunger for righteousness — mirroring the psalmist's intense longing to behold God's glory in the sanctuary.
In John 11:40, Jesus promises that belief leads to seeing God's glory — fulfilling the psalmist's desire to behold His power and glory.
In John 14:8, Philip asks to see the Father — reflecting the same deep desire the psalmist expresses in beholding God's glory.
In 2 Corinthians 4:6, the glory of God is now seen in the face of Christ — fulfilling the psalmist's sanctuary vision.
1 Chronicles 16:11 calls to seek the LORD's strength and face — a parallel exhortation to the psalmist's pursuit of God's power and glory.
Isaiah 60:13 speaks of beautifying God's sanctuary with glory — a future restoration echoing the sanctuary's glory seen in Psalm 63:2.