Psalms 26:8

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

"LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth." - Psalms 26:8
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What does Psalms 26:8 mean?

"Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth." - Psalms 26:8 (KJV) The verse psalms-26:8 from the King James Version of the Bible is a powerful expression of the devotion and love the psalmist feels for the house of the Lord. This…

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A Love for His Presence: Embracing God’s House

The verse from Psalm 26:8 reads: "LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth." This passage encapsulates a profound reverence for God's dwelling place and a deep yearning for His presence. As we reflect on this verse, we are invited…

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A Prayer of Devotion: Honoring Your Holy Abode

O Lord God Almighty, In humility and reverence, I come before You today, echoing the words of the psalmist in Psalms 26:8, "LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth." I stand in awe of Your eternal presence and the sacred spaces…

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Psalms 26:8 - "LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth."
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Psalms 107:26 - "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble."
Psalms 49:8 - "(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)"
"All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;" - Psalms 8:7
"Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:" - Psalms 26:9
"There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein." - Psalms 104:26
"To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;" - Psalms 149:8
"But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore." - Psalms 92:8
"For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth." - Psalms 26:3
"My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD." - Psalms 26:12
Psalms 78:8 - "And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God."
"That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works." - Psalms 26:7
Psalms 37:26 - "He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed."
Psalms 26:10 - "In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes."
"They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright." - Psalms 20:8
"Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together" - Psalms 98:8
Psalms 44:26 - "Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake."
Psalms 26:5 - "I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked."
"They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily." - Psalms 73:8
"They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble." - Psalms 107:26
Psalms 68:26 - "Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel."
Psalms 26:12 - "My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD."
Psalms 26:4 - "I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers."
"The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed." - Psalms 28:8
Psalms 104:26 - "There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein."
Psalms 26:9 - "Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:"
"Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way." - Psalms 25:8
"And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities." - Psalms 130:8