O LORD, I love the habitation of Your houseWhat house is David referring to here? At this point in time, the Temple hasn't been built yet, so there is no actual house for God. Is this some reference to David's palace, since he wasn't allowed to build the Temple? Did he consider that God's house?
And the place where Your glory dwells.
Or was he referring to the Tabernacle as a house, even though it wasn't a permanent building? He denigrates it as a tent, when he wanted to build the Temple. But it is where God's glory dwells, so it would fit. Or maybe it was the house related to wherever the Ark was at the time? It doesn't say when David wrote this, so I can't be sure. It might even have been written in anticipation of the Temple's construction.
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