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8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
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And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: …
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. …
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-12)In these verses, I. David mentions, as further evidence of his integrity, the sincere affection he had to the ordinances of God, the constant care he took about them, and the pleasure he took in them. Hypocrites and dissemblers may indeed be found attending on God’s ordinances, as the proud Pharisee went up to the temple to pray with the penitent publican; but it is a good sign of sincerity if we…
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