Psalms 27:4 (DBY)

Passage

One [thing] have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire [of him] in his temple.

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:2 When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

Psalms 27:3 If a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; if war rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Psalms 27:4 One [thing] have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire [of him] in his temple.

Psalms 27:5 For in the day of evil he will hide me in his pavilion; in the secret of his tent will he keep me concealed: he will set me high upon a rock.

Psalms 27:6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tent sacrifices of shouts of joy: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms unto Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "asked", "jehovah", "seek", "after", "dwell", "house", and "days". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "asked" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "If a host encamp against me my..." into verse 5's "For in the day of evil he...", so "asked" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "asked" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.