26:8 O Lord, I love the temple where you live, 1
the place where your splendor is revealed. 2
40:8 I want to do what pleases you, 3 my God.
Your law dominates my thoughts.” 4
[26:8] 1 tn Heb “the dwelling of your house.”
[26:8] 2 tn Heb “the place of the abode of your splendor.”
[40:8] 3 tn Or “your will.”
[40:8] 4 tn Heb “your law [is] in the midst of my inner parts.” The “inner parts” are viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s thought life and moral decision making.
