Psalms 26:8

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“O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.”

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BSBPD

“O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, And the place of the tabernacle of Thine honour.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 26:8 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 25:21Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
  2. Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
  3. 2 Samuel 15:25Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
  5. 2 Chronicles 5:14so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
  6. 2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
  7. 2 Chronicles 7:2The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
  8. Psalms 27:4One 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.
  9. Psalms 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
  10. Psalms 63:2So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
  11. Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
  12. Psalms 84:10For 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.
  13. Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
  14. Psalms 122:9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
  15. Isaiah 38:20The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD.
  16. Isaiah 38:22And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”
  17. Ezekiel 3:12Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: ‘Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!’
  18. Luke 2:46Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
  19. Luke 2:49“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
  20. Luke 19:45Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
  21. John 2:14In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

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