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 to declare my innocence. I come to your altar, O Lord, 7singing a song of thanksgiving and telling of all your wonders. I love your sanctuary, Lord, the place where your glorious presence dwells. 9Don’t let me suffer the fate of sinners. Don’t condemn me along with murderers. 10Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, and they constantly take 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 27:4The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.
• Psalms 42:4My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!
• Psalms 84:1How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
• 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 instructed Zadok to take the Ark of God back into the city. “If the Lord sees fit,” David said, “he will bring me back to see the Ark and the Tabernacle again.
• 1 Chronicles 29:3“And now, because of my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private treasures of gold and silver to help in the construction. This is in addition to the building materials I have already collected for his holy Temple.
• Isaiah 38:20Think of it—the Lord is ready to heal me! I will sing his praises with instruments every day of my life in the Temple of the Lord.
• Luke 2:46Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
• Luke 19:45Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices.
• John 2:14In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money.
• Psalms 63:2I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory.
• Exodus 25:21Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.
• Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
• 2 Chronicles 5:14The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple of God.
• 2 Chronicles 6:2Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live 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