Psalms 26:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְֽהוָ֗ה אָ֭הַבְתִּי מְע֣וֹן בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מְק֗וֹם מִשְׁכַּ֥ן כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

YHWH ʾāhaḇtî məʿôn bêṯeḵā and-məqôm miškan kəḇôḏeḵā.

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD
• *ʾāhaḇtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I have loved
• *məʿôn*: noun construct - dwelling/habitation of
• *bêṯeḵā*: noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your house
• *məqôm*: noun construct - place of
• *miškan*: noun construct - tabernacle/dwelling of
• *kəḇôḏeḵā*: noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your glory

Word Meanings

• *ʾāhaḇtî*: I have loved/I love
• *məʿôn* *bêṯeḵā*: habitation of your house/dwelling of your house
• *məqôm* *miškan* *kəḇôḏeḵā*: place of the dwelling of your glory/location where your glory abides

Referenced Verses

• Luke 2:49 : 49 And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?
• John 2:14-17 : 14 And there in the Temple he saw men trading in oxen and sheep and doves, and he saw the changers of money in their seats: 15 And he made a whip of small cords and put them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and the oxen, sending in all directions the small money of the changers and overturning their tables; 16 And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market. 17 And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house.
• Luke 19:45-47 : 45 And he went into the Temple and put out those who were trading there, 46 Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves. 47 And every day he was teaching in the Temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people were attempting to put him to death;
• Exod 25:21-22 : 21 And put the cover over the ark, and in the ark the record which I will give you. 22 And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.
• Exod 40:34-35 : 34 Then the cloud came down covering the Tent of meeting, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord; 35 So that Moses was not able to go into the Tent of meeting, because the cloud was resting on it, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord.
• 2 Sam 15:25 : 25 And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:
• 1 Chr 29:3 : 3 And because this house of God is dear to me, I give my private store of gold and silver to the house of my God, in addition to all I have got ready for the holy house;
• 2 Chr 5:14-6:2 : 14 So that the priests were not able to keep their places to do their work because of the cloud; for the house of God was full of the glory of the Lord. 1 Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men, 2 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.
• Ps 27:4-6 : 4 One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he will keep me safe in his tent: in the secret place of his tent he will keep me from men's eyes; high on a rock he will put me. 6 And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.
• Ps 42:4 : 4 Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.
• Ps 63:2-3 : 2 To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place. 3 Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.
• Ps 84:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.> How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies! 2 The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.
• Ps 84:10 : 10 For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.
• Ps 122:1-4 : 1 <A Song of the going up. Of David.> I was glad because they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord. 2 At last our feet were inside your doors, O Jerusalem. 3 O Jerusalem, you are like a town which is well joined together; 4 To which the tribes went up, even the tribes of the Lord, for a witness to Israel, to give praise to the name of the Lord.
• Ps 122:9 : 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will be working for your good.
• Isa 38:20 : 20 O Lord, quickly be my saviour; so we will make my songs to corded instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the Lord.
• Isa 38:22 : 22 And Hezekiah said, What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the Lord?
• Luke 2:46 : 46 And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.