Psalms 26:8

Psalms 26:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place where Your glory dwells.

Context of Psalms 26:8

6I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD, 7to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works. O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides. 9Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed, 10in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

Psalms 26:8 word by word

יְֽהוָ֗ה אָ֭הַבְתִּי מְע֣וֹן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מְק֗וֹם מִשְׁכַּ֥ן כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• where You dwellמָעוֹןmâ‛ôn mâ‛îyn · habitationH4583
• the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• where Your gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• residesמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908

Cross-references for Psalms 26:8

• Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
• Psalms 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
• Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
• Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
• 2 Samuel 15:25Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.
• 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
• Isaiah 38:20The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD.
• Luke 2:46Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
• Luke 19:45Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
• John 2:14In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
• Psalms 63:2So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
• Exodus 25:21Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
• Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
• 2 Chronicles 5:14so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
• 2 Chronicles 6:2But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

Commentaries on Psalms 26:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house - I have carefully used thine ordinances, that I might obtain more grace to help me to persevere. And I have not been attentive to those duties, merely because they were incumbent on me; but I have loved the place where thine honor dwelleth; and my delight in thy ordinances has made my attendance as pleasant as it was profitable. This verse would be better translated, Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house - I have loved to dwell in Thy house. See the notes at Psalm 23:6. The psalmist often refers to his delight in the house of God - the place of public worship; his love to be there united with the people of God in the solemn services of religion. Compare Psalm 84:1-2, Psalm 84:4, Psalm 84:10; Psalm 27:4. And the place where thine honour dwelleth - Margin, “the tabernacle of thine honor.” This might indeed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The sanctuary represented the visible presence of the Lord (see Psalm 18:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-84-8. As exemplified by the fruits of divine grace, presented in his life, especially in his avoiding the wicked and his purposes of cleaving to God's worship.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 26:8

• Affections
• Worship

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Commentaries on Psalms 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings