For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.
God hides His people in His pavilion at their darkest hour, not as fugitives but as honored guests of the King Himself. Sovereignty, sacrifice, and the immutability of His eternal power combine to set the believer on a rock his enemies cannot storm. No wonder we long to dwell with Him.
AI summary
The Lord's tabernacle is a shepherd's booth where He shelters the troubled from scorching heat and danger. He hides us in the secret place, which points to Christ Himself, our hiding place, our rock of immovable strength and duration, where our life is safe and secure against all enemies.
AI summary
One longing spans David's whole life: intimate spiritual intercourse with God through dwelling in His house. To behold and feast upon God's revelation of grace, not merely to consider it, but to gaze on it with a lingering, captivated eye, this is the heart's one desire that extends from past into future.
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Commenting on Psalm 27:4-5