Psalms 26:8
LORD, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
In Context
7that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard and tell of all your wondrous deeds.
9Don’t gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men
Cross References
Exodus 25:21You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I will give you.
2 Samuel 15:25The king said to Zadok, “Carry God’s ark back into the city. If I find favour in the LORD’s eyes, he will bring me again, and show me both it and his habitation;
2 Chronicles 5:14so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the LORD’s glory filled God’s house.
2 Chronicles 7:2The priests could not enter into the LORD’s house, because the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house.
Psalms 42:4These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
Psalms 84:1How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!
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 →