Psalms 27:5

“For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion, etc.] This, with what follows, is given as a reason why the psalmist desired to dwell in the house of the Lord; because he considered it as a pavilion or booth, as the word f426 signifies in which he should be hid by the Lord, in times of trouble and distress, either through the heat of persecution, or of inward anxiety of mind, caused by the working of a fiery law; the allusion being, as some think, to the shepherd’s tent or booth, into which he sometimes takes a poor sheep, and protects it from the scorching heat of the sun at noon: and of such use is the tabernacle of the Lord; (see <230406> Isaiah 4:6); in the secret of his…”

“For in the time of trouble - When I am surrounded by dangers, or when affliction comes upon me. He shall hide me - The word used here means to hide; to secrete; and then, to defend or protect. It would properly be applied to one who had fled from oppression, or from any impending evil, and who should be “secreted” in a house or cavern, and thus rendered safe from pursuers, or from the threatening evil. In his pavilion - The word “pavilion” means “tent” or “tabernacle.” The Hebrew word - סכה sukâh - means properly a booth, hut, or cot formed of green branches interwoven: Jonah 4:5; Job 27:18; see the notes at Isaiah 4:6. Then it is applied to tents made of skins: Leviticus 23:43; 2 Samuel…”

“The secret - In his tabernacle, into which mine enemies cannot come. He alludes to the ancient custom of offenders, who used to flee to the tabernacle or altar. Rock - A place high and inaccessible. Psalms 27:9”

“27:5 sanctuary (or tabernacle): This early shrine was the Israelites’ place of worship before the Temple was constructed.”

“For in: Psa 10:1, Psa 32:6, Psa 32:7, Psa 46:1, Psa 50:15, Psa 77:2, Psa 91:15, Psa 138:7; Pro 1:24-28; Isa 26:16; Jer 2:27, Jer 2:28 hide: Psa 57:1, Psa 83:3, Psa 119:114; Pro 18:10; Isa 4:5, Isa 4:6, Isa 26:20, Isa 32:2; Mat 23:37; Col 3:3 secret: Psa 31:20, Psa 91:1; Ch2 22:12; Neh 6:10, Neh 6:11 set me: Psa 18:33, Psa 40:2, Psa 61:2; Hab 3:18, Hab 3:19; Mat 7:24, Mat 7:25, Mat 16:16-18 Psalms 27:6”