Psalms 27:4
Context27:4 I have asked the Lord for one thing –
this is what I desire!
I want to live 1 in the Lord’s house 2 all the days of my life,
so I can gaze at the splendor 3 of the Lord
and contemplate in his temple.
Psalms 27:9
ContextDo not push your servant away in anger!
You are my deliverer! 5
Do not forsake or abandon me,
O God who vindicates me!
1 tn Heb “my living.”
2 sn The
3 tn Or “beauty.”
4 tn Heb “do not hide your face from me.” The idiom “hide the face” can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).
5 tn Or “[source of] help.”