Psalms 26:8
My heart said to you, I have diligently sought your face: your face, O Lord, I will seek. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
In Context
7Hear, O Lord, my voice which I have uttered aloud: pity me, and listen to me. 1
Cross References
Exodus 25:21And you shall set the propitiatory on the ark above, and you shall put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give you.
2 Samuel 15:25And the king said to Sadoc, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I should find favor in the eyes of the Lord, then will he bring me back, and he will show me it and its beauty.
2 Chronicles 5:14And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
2 Chronicles 7:2And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord at that time, for the glory of the Lord filled the house.
Psalms 42:4And I will go in to the altar of God, to God who gladdens my youth: I will give thanks to you on the harp, O God, my God. 1
Psalms 84:1O Lord, you have taken pleasure in your land: you have turned back the captivity of Jacob. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 26:7-12
Delight in Divine Ordinances. 6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord : 7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. 8 Lord , I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: 10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 12 My… Read the whole commentary →