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Psalms 26:8

LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

KJV

Tibi dixit cor meum : Exquisivit te facies mea ; faciem tuam, Domine, requiram.

Vulgate

σοὶ εἶπεν ἡ καρδία μου. ἐξεζήτησα τὸ πρόσωπόν σου· τὸ πρόσωπόν σου, Κύριε, ζητήσω.

LXX

Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.

ASV

יְֽהוָ֗ה אָ֭הַבְתִּי מְע֣וֹן בֵּיתֶ֑/ךָ וּ֝/מְק֗וֹם מִשְׁכַּ֥ן כְּבוֹדֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
וֹ
v
noun · 198×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
מְע֥וֹן
m'vn
noun · 16×
מִּשְׁכָּ֖ן
mshkn
noun · 138×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

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Cross-references

  • 1Chr 29:3 — Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared
  • 1Sam 4:21 — And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
  • 2Chr 5:14 — So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
  • 2Sam 15:25 — And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:
  • Exod 25:21 — 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.
  • Exod 40:34 — Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
  • Ezra 7:15 — And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
  • Isa 38:20 — The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
  • Isa 38:22 — Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
  • Isa 66:10 — Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
  • John 2:14 — And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
  • Luke 2:46 — And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
  • Luke 2:49 — And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
  • Luke 19:45 — And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
  • Matt 23:21 — And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
  • Neh 13:31 — And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
  • Ps 27:4 — One thing 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 enquire in his temple.
  • Ps 27:4 — One thing 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 enquire in his temple.
  • Ps 29:9 — The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
  • Ps 84:1 — How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
  • Ps 84:10 — For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Ps 84:10 — For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Ps 122:1 — I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
  • Ps 122:9 — Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
  • Ps 122:9 — Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.