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href="/bsb/psalms/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />LORD, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I love your sanctuary, LORD, the place where your glorious presence dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place where Your glory dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, I love the dwelling of Your house, And the place where Your glory remains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O LORD, I love the habitation of Thy house, And the place where Thy glory dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, I love the house where you dwell, the place where your glory resides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I love the temple where you live, and where your glory shines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />LORD, I love the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I love the house where you live, O LORD, the place where your glory dwells. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD, I love the dwelling place that is your house, the place where your glory resides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy honor dwelleth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH, I have loved the habitation of Your house, "" And the place of the Dwelling Place of Your glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, And the place of the tabernacle of Thine honour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, I loved the habitation of thy house, and the place of the dwelling of thine honor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house; and the place where thy glory dwelleth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 25:8>O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Lord, I love the refuge of your house, the site of the dwelling-place of your glory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the house in which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />LORD, I have loved the ritual of thy house and the place where thy glory dwelleth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, I have loved the service of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />LORD, I love the habitation of Thy house, And the place where Thy glory dwelleth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O Lord, I have loved the beauty of thy house, and the place of the tabernacle of thy glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/26-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2718" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/26.htm">Vindicate Me, O LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ā·haḇ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">I love</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/4583.htm" title="4583: mə·‘ō·wn (N-msc) -- Dwelling, habitation. Or maiyn; from the same as ownah; an abode, of God, men or animals; hence, a retreat.">where You dwell,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ū·mə·qō·wm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: kə·ḇō·w·ḏe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">where Your glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kan (N-msc) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">resides.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Psalm 27:4</a></span><br />One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Psalm 84:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! / My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10</a></span><br />For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/122-1.htm">Psalm 122:1</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">Psalm 23:6</a></span><br />Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2</a></span><br />So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Psalm 65:4</a></span><br />Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7</a></span><br />But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Psalm 42:4</a></span><br />These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-9.htm">Psalm 48:9</a></span><br />Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-17.htm">Psalm 73:17</a></span><br />until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27-30</a></span><br />But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. / Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">LORD, I have loved the habitation of your house, and the place where your honor dwells.</p><p class="hdg">Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Psalm 27:4-6</a></b></br> One <i>thing</i> have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Psalm 42:4</a></b></br> When I remember these <i>things</i>, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Psalm 84:1,2,10</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable <i>are</i> thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! … </p><p class="hdg">where [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2,3</a></b></br> To see thy power and thy glory, so <i>as</i> I have seen thee in the sanctuary… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-21.htm">Exodus 25:21,22</a></b></br> And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34,35</a></b></br> Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/19-19.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/psalms/24-10.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/26-3.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/19-4.htm">Tabernacle</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/47-4.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/psalms/33-14.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/45-9.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/psalms/29-1.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Tabernacle</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/26-1.htm">David resorts to God in confidence of his integrity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>O LORD, I love the house where You dwell</b><br>This phrase reflects the psalmist's deep affection for the temple, the dwelling place of God on earth. In the Old Testament, the temple in Jerusalem was considered the physical manifestation of God's presence among His people. The psalmist's love for the temple signifies a desire for closeness to God and a commitment to worship. This sentiment echoes the longing expressed in <a href="/psalms/84.htm">Psalm 84:1-2</a>, where the psalmist yearns for the courts of the Lord. The temple was not only a place of worship but also a symbol of God's covenant with Israel, representing His faithfulness and the centrality of worship in the life of the believer.<p><b>the place where Your glory resides</b><br>The "glory" of God refers to His manifest presence and divine majesty. In the context of the temple, God's glory was most vividly represented in the Holy of Holies, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. This was the sacred space where God's presence was believed to dwell, and only the high priest could enter once a year on the Day of Atonement. The concept of God's glory residing in the temple connects to the Shekinah glory, a term used to describe God's dwelling among His people. This idea is further developed in the New Testament, where Jesus is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence on earth (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>). The temple's significance is also prophetic, pointing to the future reality of God's eternal dwelling with His people, as described in <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>, where God's presence is fully realized in the new heaven and new earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of this psalm, David is expressing his deep love and reverence for the dwelling place of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the tabernacle or temple, the physical place where God's presence was believed to dwell among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_glory_of_god.htm">The Glory of God</a></b><br>Represents God's manifest presence and majesty, often associated with the Shekinah glory that filled the tabernacle and later the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/love_for_god's_presence.htm">Love for God's Presence</a></b><br>As believers, we should cultivate a deep love and desire for God's presence, seeking to dwell where His glory resides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_house.htm">Reverence for God's House</a></b><br>While the physical temple is no longer the center of worship, the church as the body of Christ is where believers gather to experience God's presence collectively.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_devotion.htm">Personal Devotion</a></b><br>Our personal lives should reflect a sanctuary where God's glory can dwell, emphasizing holiness and dedication to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>Gathering with other believers is vital for experiencing the fullness of God's presence, as He inhabits the praises of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_temple.htm">Spiritual Temple</a></b><br>Recognize that through Christ, we are now the temple of the Holy Spirit, and our lives should reflect His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_mention_god's_sanctuary.htm">(Psalm 26:8) How can David refer to God’s sanctuary when the temple was not yet built in his lifetime? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_sex.htm">What does it mean to contemplate loveliness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_28_2's_temple_timeline.htm">In Psalm 28:2, which references the 'most holy sanctuary,' how do we reconcile questions about the historicity or exact timeline of the temple's existence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_shekinah_glory.htm">What is the Shekinah Glory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "the <span class="accented">home</span> that thy house affords me." It has been my delight to remain there, to pass long hours there, as it were to dwell there (comp. <a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">Psalm 23:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Psalm 27:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2</a>). And the place where thine honour dwelleth; literally, the place <span class="accented">of the tabernacling of thy glory</span> - the place where thy glory - the <span class="accented">Shechinah</span> - is enshrined and abides. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/26-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I love</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֭הַבְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·haḇ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where You dwell,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְע֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4583.htm">Strong's 4583: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the place</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝מְק֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where Your glory</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḇō·w·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">resides.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכַּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/26-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 26:8 Yahweh I love the habitation of your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/26-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 26:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 26:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/26-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 26:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 26:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>