Daily Verse Daily Verse by Faithlife | Psalm 27:4
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27:4 the house of Yahweh The psalmist wants to dwell in the temple, Yahweh’s dwelling place. He is essentially saying he wants to remain in Yahweh’s presence, as a place of joy (Psa 16:11; 21:6).
consider The Hebrew word used here, baqar, means “to examine” or “to scrutinize.” Here it may describe a prayerful search for Yahweh’s will or a meditative reflection.
Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., … Bomar, D. (2012, 2016). Faithlife Study Bible (Ps 27:4). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
27:4 To dwell in the house of the Lord may mean continually returning to the sanctuary for worship. It can also be more general in referring to living one’s life in God’s presence. In either case, the point is that there is constant fellowship with the Lord throughout one’s life (see note at 23:6).
Warstler, K. R. (2017). Psalms. In E. A. Blum & T. Wax (Eds.), CSB Study Bible: Notes (p. 840). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.