Psalms 27:5 (GNV)

Passage

For in the time of trouble hee shall hide mee in his Tabernacle: in the secrete place of his pauillion shall he hide me, and set me vp vpon a rocke.

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:3 Though an hoste pitched against me, mine heart should not be afraide: though warre be raised against me, I will trust in this.

Psalms 27:4 One thing haue I desired of the Lord, that I will require, euen that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the dayes of my life, to beholde the beautie of the Lord, and to visite his Temple.

Psalms 27:5 For in the time of trouble hee shall hide mee in his Tabernacle: in the secrete place of his pauillion shall he hide me, and set me vp vpon a rocke.

Psalms 27:6 And nowe shall hee lift vp mine head aboue mine enemies rounde about mee: therefore wil I offer in his Tabernacle sacrifices of ioy: I wil sing and praise the Lord.

Psalms 27:7 Hearken vnto my voyce, O Lord, when I crie: haue mercie also vpon mee and heare mee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "trouble", "shall", "hide", "tabernacle", "secrete", "place", and "pauillion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "trouble", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "One thing haue I desired of the..." into verse 6's "And nowe shall hee lift vp mine...", so "time" and "trouble" 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 "time" and "trouble" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.