OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 26:8

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LORD, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.

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Verse 8. Face hath. Hebrew pointed, “faces seek ye.” But Septuagint Saint Jerome Chal. and so forth take no notice of these points; and even Prot. marg. has, “My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face;” (Bert.) though in the text they derange the words, and add, “When thou saidst, Seek ye my face, my heart said,” and so forth Bible.—Seek. “I have sought for no reward besides thee.” Saint Augustine—I have earnestly desired to see thee face to face. 1 Corinthians 13:12. Worthington.

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