An Encouraging Contemplation
W. Jay. Psalm 26:8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of your house, and the place where your honor dwells. I. AS A SUBJECT OF CONTEMPLATION. David said, "My meditation of Him shall be sweet." II. AS THE SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT. How often we need this — under a sense of guilt; in our afflictions. III. AS AN INCITEMENT TO PRAISE. "How lamentable," says Leighton, "is it that a world so full of God's mercy should be so empty of His glory!" IV. AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR IMITATION. There have been those who have sought to resemble Him. (W. Jay.) Parallel Verses KJV: LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. WEB: Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.