Mazmur 27:4
Konteks27:4 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.
Mazmur 63:1
KonteksA psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. 5
63:1 O God, you are my God! I long for you! 6
My soul thirsts 7 for you,
my flesh yearns for you,
in a dry and parched 8 land where there is no water.
[27:4] 2 sn The
[63:1] 4 sn Psalm 63. The psalmist expresses his intense desire to be in God’s presence and confidently affirms that God will judge his enemies.
[63:1] 5 sn According to the psalm superscription David wrote the psalm while in the “wilderness of Judah.” Perhaps this refers to the period described in 1 Sam 23-24 or to the incident mentioned in 2 Sam 15:23.
[63:1] 6 tn Or “I will seek you.”
[63:1] 8 tn Heb “faint” or “weary.” This may picture the land as “faint” or “weary,” or it may allude to the effect this dry desert has on those who are forced to live in it.