(A)One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may (B)dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold (C)the [a]beauty of the Lord
And to [b](D)meditate in His temple.
For on the (E)day of trouble He will (F)conceal me in His [c]tabernacle;
He will (G)hide me in the secret place of His tent;
He will (H)lift me up on a rock.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:4 Lit delightfulness
  2. Psalm 27:4 Lit inquire
  3. Psalm 27:5 Or shelter

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.
For in the day of trouble(C)
    he will keep me safe(D) in his dwelling;
he will hide me(E) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.(F)

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