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 and go around your altar, Lord, 7raising my voice in thanksgiving and telling about your wondrous works. Lord, I love the house where you dwell, the place where your glory resides. 9Do not destroy me along with sinners, or my life along with men of bloodshed 10in whose hands are evil schemes and whose right hands are filled with bribes.

Psalms 26:8 word by word

יְֽהוָ֗ה אָ֭הַבְתִּי מְע֣וֹן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מְק֗וֹם מִשְׁכַּ֥ן כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I have lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• the habitationמָעוֹןmâ‛ôn mâ‛îyn · habitationH4583
• of thy houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• where thine honourכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• dwellethמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908

Cross-references for Psalms 26:8

• Psalms 27:4I have asked one thing from the Lord; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the Lord and seeking him in his temple.
• Psalms 42:4I remember this as I pour out my heart: how I walked with many, leading the festive procession to the house of God, with joyful and thankful shouts.
• Psalms 84:1How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord of Armies.
• Psalms 122:1I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”
• 2 Samuel 15:25Then the king instructed Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor with the Lord, he will bring me back and allow me to see both it and its dwelling place.
• 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house:
• Isaiah 38:20The Lord is ready to save me; we will play stringed instruments all the days of our lives at the house of the Lord.
• Luke 2:46After three days, they found him in the temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
• Luke 19:45He went into the temple and began to throw out those who were selling,
• John 2:14In the temple he found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and he also found the money changers sitting there.
• Psalms 63:2So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory.
• Exodus 25:21Set the mercy seat on top of the ark and put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark.
• Exodus 40:34The cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• 2 Chronicles 5:14And because of the cloud, the priests were not able to continue ministering, for the glory of the Lord filled God’s temple.
• 2 Chronicles 6:2but I have built an exalted temple for you, a place for your dwelling 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

In the dictionaries

• Truth
• Wondrous
• Omnipresence
• Psalms, Book of

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