Psalm 27:4

Psalm 27:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4One thing 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,

to gaze on the beauty of the Lord

and to seek him in his temple.

4¶One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,

To behold the 27:4 Lit delightfulnessbeauty of the Lord

And to 27:4 Lit inquiremeditate in His temple.

4One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,

To behold the Lit delightfulnessbeauty of the Lord

And to Lit inquiremeditate in His temple.

4¶One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life,

To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the Lord

And to meditate in His temple. [Ps 16:11; 18:6; 65:4; Luke 2:37]

4One thing I have asked of the Lord;

this is what I desire:

to dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to gaze on the beauty of the Lord

and seek Him in His temple.

4I’m asking the Lord for only one thing.

Here is what I want.

I want to live in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life.

I want to look at the beauty of the Lord.

I want to worship him in his temple.