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Psalm 27:4
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4 I have asked the Lord for one thing—
this is what I desire!
I want to live[a] in the Lord’s house[b] all the days of my life,
so I can gaze at the splendor[c] of the Lord
and contemplate in his temple.

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  1. Psalm 27:4 tn Heb “for me to live.”
  2. Psalm 27:4 sn The Lord’s house. This probably refers to the tabernacle (if one accepts Davidic authorship) or the temple (see Judg 19:18; 1 Sam 1:7, 24; 2 Sam 12:20; 1 Kgs 7:12, 40, 45, 51).
  3. Psalm 27:4 tn Or “beauty.”
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Psalm 27:4
New International Version

4 One thing(A) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,(B)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.

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Psalm 27:4
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4 There is only one thing I ask of the Lord,
    just one thing I seek:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
so that I may enjoy the beauty of the Lord[a]
    and gaze on his temple.

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  1. Psalm 27:4 Tarrying in the house of the Lord is an expression and sign of spiritual union with God and intimacy with him. Beauty of the Lord: i.e., his goodness (see Ps 90:17).
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