Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Psalms 26:8-12
His love for God's house is a further reason why he should not be involved in the fate of sinners.
His love for God's house is a further reason why he should not be involved in the fate of sinners.
Verse Psalms 26:8. _LORD, I HAVE LOVED THE HABITATION OF THY HOUSE_] I have carefully used thine ordinances, that I might obtain more grace to help me to persevere. And I have not been attentive to t...
LORD, I HAVE LOVED THE HABITATION OF THY HOUSE - I have loved to dwell in Thy house. See the notes at Psalms 23:6. The psalmist often refers to his delight in the house of God - the place of public wo...
Psalms 26 An Appeal on Account of Righteousness _ 1. Pleading integrity (Psalms 26:1)_ 2. Separated unto the Lord (Psalms 26:6) 3. Be gracious unto Me ...
XXVI. A persecuted man protests his absolute innocence, his avoidance of unfaithful Jews, his joy in the Temple service. The claim to innocence is repugnant to Christian feeling, scarcely less so than...
HABITATION. dwelling: implying safety. HOUSE. Referring not to the Temple, but to David's Tabernacle on Zion. Compare Psalms 5:7, and see below. THE PLACE, &C.. the place of Thy glorious Tabernacle....
THE HABITATION OF THY HOUSE— This certainly means the tabernacle, wherein the ark of God was kept, and where he manifested his peculiar presence by a visible and glorious appearance. Dr. Hammond says,...
PSALMS 26 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Ideal Levite's Prayer for Vindication by the Prolongation of his Life. ANALYSIS An introductory Petition, ver. la, is sustained by six stanzas of protestations and pr...
_LORD, I HAVE LOVED THE HABITATION OF THY HOUSE, AND THE PLACE WHERE THINE HONOUR DWELLETH._ I have loved. He ends this first part (Psalms 26:2) with love to God, as he began it (Psalms 26:3; Psalms...
This Ps. appears to belong to a later age than David's, when the Temple (Psalms 26:8), with its altar (Psalms 26:6), and its public assemblies for worship (Psalms 26:12), was a familiar institution. T...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
יְֽהוָ֗ה אָ֭הַבְתִּי מְעֹ֣ון בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וּ֝ מְקֹ֗ום...
Psalms 26:1 THE image of "the way" which is characteristic of Psalms 25:1 reappears in a modified form in this psalm, which speaks of "walking in integrity" and truth and of "feet standing in an even...
A DECLARATION OF LOYALTY TO GOD Psalms 26:1 In some respects this psalm resembles the previous one, only, instead of entreaties for forgiveness, there are protestations of innocence. It may have been...
The central word of the song may be said to be, “So will I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah” (v.. Psa 26:6). On either side conditions of worship are described. First the conditions of personal life nec...
Face hath. Hebrew pointed, "faces seek ye." But Septuagint, St. Jerome, Chaldean, &c., take no notice of these points; and even Protestants' marginal note has, "My heart said unto thee, Let my face se...
Sweet are the proclamations of Jesus, from the mercy-seat! and how will everyone that is made partaker of the rich salvation in Jesus pro claim, in the voice of praise, the wondrous works of distingui...
Psalms 24 _ Proper Psalm for Ascension Day_ (_Evening_). PSALMS 24-26 = _ Day 5_ (_Morning_)....
_‘DOMUS, O QUAM DILECTA!’_ ‘Lord, I have loved the habitation the Thy house, and the place where Thine honour dwelleth.’ Psalms 26:8 I. ‘LORD, I HAVE LOVED THE HABITATION OF THY HOUSE,’ FOR THERE...
8._O Jehovah! I have loved, etc _In this verse he confirms what he had said before, that he came not into the sanctuary in a careless manner, but with serious devotion. Irreligious men, although they...
Psalms 26 is especially the pleading of integrity and trust in Jehovah. Having trusted Him, the godly would surely not slide. He invites Jehovah to search his inmost heart, as Peter did even though fa...
LORD, I HAVE LOVED THE HABITATION OF THY HOUSE,.... Meaning the tabernacle, for as yet the temple was not built; which was an habitation for the saints, where they chose to dwell, and reckoned it thei...
LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Ver. 8. _Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house_] Much more the people, and the ordinances there, bu...
_I have loved the habitation of thy house_ That is, thy sanctuary and worship, which is an evidence of my piety to thee, as I have given many proofs of my justice and integrity toward men. Nothing is...
Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, the place where Jehovah revealed His presence in the midst of His people, AND THE PLACE WHERE THINE HONOR DWELLETH, the glorious dwelling place of Jehov...
PRAYER OF ONE PERSECUTED WITHOUT CAUSE. A psalm of David, who probably composed this hymn when he himself was suffering persecution, being obliged to flee before Absalom. The contents of this psalm,...
WHERE THINE HONOR DWELLETH: _ Heb._ of the Tabernacle of thy honor...
THE HABITATION OF THY HOUSE, i.e. thy sanctuary and worship; which is an evidence of my piety to thee, as I have given many proofs of my justice and integrity towards men. Nothing is more grievous to...
Psalms 26:8 LORD H3068 loved H157 (H8804) habitation H4583 house H1004 place H4725 glory H3519 dwells H4908...
YHWH, I love the habitation of your house, And the place where your glory dwells.' He wants YHWH to be aware of how much he loves His dwellingplace, the Tabernacle, the place in which is the Ark of t...
Psalms 26:8 I. In the days of David, as well as of Solomon and his descendants, pious Jews looked to the local habitation of God's house as the place where His honour dwelt, and this place the Psalmis...
No doubt this Psalm was written by David when his cruel persecutor Saul, the more effectually to stab at him, spread false reports concerning his character. When the wicked can use no other weapons, t...
CONTENTS: David prays for vindication and deliverance and pledges faithfulness. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: It is a great comfort to those who have a clear conscience toward God that He is a...
REFLECTIONS. This Psalm is David's appeal to heaven, under the unjust and injurious imputations of Saul and his court. _Judge me, oh Lord, for I have walked in mine integrity,_ with loyalty towards my...
_Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity._ LEADING PROOFS OF PERSONAL PIETY I. A strong craving for a knowledge of the real state of the character. “Judge me, O Lord.” Implying-- 1. A...
_For Thy loving kindness is before mine eyes; and I have walked in Thy truth._ THE LOVING KINDNESS OF THE LORD CONTEMPLATED I. We have a pleasant object of contemplation--the loving kindness of the L...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 26:1. This psalm may be part of an entrance liturgy by which pilgrims came into the sanctuary. If this is the case, the psalm shows those who attend worship what qualities t...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 26:4 The faithful covenant participant refuses to join with the unfaithful (HYPOCRITES, EVILDOERS, WICKED) in their crooked schemes. He rejects their values (see
INTRODUCTION The date of this psalm is uncertain. It is supposed by some to refer to the assassination of Ishbosheth (2 Samuel 4:5); and by others to the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 15:18); but it...
EXPOSITION DAVID, about to sacrifice at God's altar, protests his integrity, but still prays for God's protection (Psalms 26:9) and for his redeeming mercy (Psalms 26:11). The psalm has all the notes...
In Psalms 26:1-12, another psalm of David. The first is, Judge me, O LORD; I have walked in my integrity (Psalms 26:1): The second: Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. For th...
1 Chronicles 29:3; 2 Chronicles 5:14; 2 Chronicles 6:1; 2 Chronicles 6:2;...
House — Thy sanctuary and worship. Honour — Thy glorious and gracious presence....