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 will wash my hands in innocence. I will walk around your altar, O Lord, 7so that I may loudly sing a hymn of thanksgiving and tell about all your miracles. O Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells. 9Do not sweep away my soul along with hardened sinners or my life along with bloodthirsty people. 10Evil schemes are in their hands. Their right hands are full of 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. This I will seek: to remain in the Lord’s house all the days of my life in order to gaze at the Lord’s beauty and to search for an answer in his temple.
• Psalms 42:4I will remember these things as I pour out my soul: how I used to walk with the crowd and lead it in a procession to God’s house. ⌞I sang⌟ songs of joy and thanksgiving while crowds of people celebrated a festival.
• Psalms 84:1Your dwelling place is lovely, O Lord of Armies!
• Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”
• 2 Samuel 15:25The king told Zadok, “Take God’s ark back to the city. If the Lord looks favorably on me, he will allow me to come back and see both it and its dwelling place again.
• 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, I delight in the temple of my God. I have a personal treasury of gold and silver that I’m giving to my God’s temple in addition to everything else I gathered for the holy temple.
• Isaiah 38:20The Lord is going to rescue me, so let us play stringed instruments. We live our lives in the Lord’s temple.
• Luke 2:46Three days later, they found him in the temple courtyard. He was sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions.
• Luke 19:45Jesus went into the temple courtyard and began to throw out those who were selling things there.
• John 2:14He found those who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons in the temple courtyard. He also found moneychangers sitting there.
• Psalms 63:2So I look for you in the holy place to see your power and your glory.
• Exodus 25:21After you put into the ark the words of my promise which I will give you, place the throne of mercy on top.
• Exodus 40:34Then the ⌞column of⌟ smoke covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tent.
• 2 Chronicles 5:14The priests couldn’t serve because of the cloud. The Lord’s glory filled God’s temple.
• 2 Chronicles 6:2But I have built you a high temple, a home for you to live in permanently.”

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