You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.

And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain,

and he washed the entrails and the legs and offered them up in smoke on top of the burnt offering on the altar.

Once the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.

Who can uncover its outer covering? ¹  Who can penetrate to the inside of its armor? ² 

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; ¹  My life is safe. ² 

Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! ¹ 

As for me, I said: ¹  “O Lord, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!

I thirst ¹  for God, for the living God. I say, ²  “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?” ³ 

The princess ¹  looks absolutely magnificent, ²  decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold. ³ 

My lips will shout for joy! Yes, ¹  I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me! ² 

When ¹  I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me. ² 

Certainly ¹  you made my mind and heart; ²  you wove me together ³  in my mother’s womb.

So ¹  they will give ²  life to you, ³  and grace to adorn ⁴  your neck. ⁵ 

When a wicked person ¹  arrives, contempt ²  shows up with him, and with shame comes ³  a reproach.

The human spirit ¹  is like ²  the lamp ³  of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. ⁴ 

Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it; it had the same dimensions as the others –

and the chambers of the court was 35 feet ¹  in width all around the temple on every side.

and also the width of the front of the temple and the courtyard on the east as 175 feet. ¹ 

Indeed, as a result of him the thoughts ¹  of many hearts will be revealed ²  – and a sword ³  will pierce your own soul as well!” ⁴