But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: (Deuteronomy 12:5)
That is, where He would abide personally—in the Temple. The name Jehovah was sacred, and was not to be exhibited in unworthy places (see Ex. 20:24). Where the name of God is, is a place of refuge (Ps. 48:3; 76:1). The psalms are particularly rich in their references to the sacred name (Ps. 5:11; 29:2; 33:21; 72:17, 19; etc.) Compare the promise of Malachi to the remnant church (Mal. 4:2).