One thing I desire...

David's words in Psalm 27:4

One thing I have desired of the Lord,

That will I seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the LORD

All the days of my life.

To behold the beauty of the LORD,

And to inquire(meditate) in His temple.

He says, 'One thing I have desired of the Lord'. And then he goes on to list three things, Seek, dwell, and behold, Young's literal translation says, 'I asked of Jehovah'; the Message says, 'I'm asking God for one thing'; the World English Bible says 'I have asked of Yahweh'. When he says I am desiring of the Lord it means he is inquiring, requesting, consulting, begging and wishing for those 3 things. He says I am going to SEEK which means, I will search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); it implies to strive after, ask or beg.

Can you hear the deep longing within him. To sit in His presence in worship and prayer.

His desire is to DWELL in the house of the Lord all the days of his life. It means to remain, seat yourself or tarry. Which speaks to me that it takes time. A place that is set aside where Jehovah God will meet him.

What is his purpose? He says to BEHOLD the beauty of the Lord. David is saying I am going to contemplate, (with shades of meaning including to study, consider, speculate, muse, think over or mull over) His glorious majesty, His wisdom, His Holiness, His Justice, His mercy and truth.

This psalmist of Israel sets his heart to SEEK, DWELL AND BEHOLD the Lord. And again he uses the word SEEK which means to plough, break forth, search. An Invitation is there for us to :

• Come before His presence with singing..
• Enter into His gates with thanksgiving ..
• And into His courts with Praise.
• Deep calls unto deep....
• You will be hidden and placed high on a rock...a place that is inaccessible to the enemy.

Vs 5. For in the time of trouble

He shall hide me in His pavilion;

In the secret place of His tabernacle

He shall hide me;

He shall me me high upon a rock.