Psalm 26:8
8 LORD [Yahovah], I have loved ['ahab] the habitation [ma ‘own] of
thy house [bayith], and the place [maqowm] where thine honour [kabowd]
dwelleth [mishkan].KJV-Interlinear
8 O
Lord, I love the habitation of Thy house, And the place where Thy glory dwells.
NASB
David loves living in God’s
house. And in God’s house is where God’s glory also resides as a permanent
home.
The obvious question is,
what or where is God’s house?
David didn’t live in the
temple, because the temple did not exist.
David didn’t live in
heaven, because obviously David was here on earth living in Israel.
David didn’t live in a
synagogue or church.
So what is David
referring to, when he is talking about God’s house?
The word for habitation, ‘ma
own,’ means an abode of God, a place of dwelling, a retreat, a place of
habitation.
The word for house, ‘bayith,’
means a place that is built, a place that is constructed, a place that is set
up, a place that is inside, a home.
The word for honor, ‘kabowd,’
means heavy weight as in abundant or vast, glory, honor.
The word for dwell, ‘mishkan,’
means permanent residence, shepherds hut, and animals lair, a place of
permanent habitation, a tent.
So David’s dwelling,
David’s home, is and was a place that he lived in, all of the time, all of his
life. That same home is God’s home, which is also the residence of God’s glory.
Here in this world on
this planet, there is only one such residence which contains God’s glory, and
in which not only David but every living human being, can reside.
And that residence of
course is Bible doctrine, which is the substance and building material for the
construction of God’s temple and residence and palace, and fortress, within the
soul of the believer.
Needless to say, you have
to learn Bible doctrine in order to incorporate it and assimilate it into your
soul, therefore constructing and producing a residence, God’s residence, within
your soul, which is where you live all of the time.
Therefore, rather than living
in and among or being a part of a world of evil people, where any residence
would be empty and void of any substance, then learning Bible doctrine and
producing an eternal and permanent residence within your soul, which is a part
of the very essence of yourself, is a far, far better choice.
David understood this, and
so should we.
