Psalm 26:8
Verse 8 of 12. The 26th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
7That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord.
Psalm 26:8 in the World English Bible
LORD, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.Read Psalm 26:8 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Psalm 26:8
He had an eye to the place of worship as the place where God's honor dwelt (v. 8), and therefore made it his business there to honour God and to give him the glory due to his name, to publish with the voice of thanksgiving all God's wondrous works. God's gracious works, which call for thanksgiving, are all wondrous works, which call for our admiration.
Read Matthew Henry on Psalm 26:6–12: Delight in Divine Ordinances.
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