Ezekiel 24:16

24:16 “Son of man, realize that I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt, ¹  but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears.

Psalms 27:4

27:4 I have asked the Lord for one thing –

this is what I desire!

I want to live ²  in the Lord’s house ³  all the days of my life,

so I can gaze at the splendor ⁴  of the Lord

and contemplate in his temple.

Psalms 84:1

Psalm 84 ⁵ 

For the music director; according to the gittith style; ⁶  written by the Korahites, a psalm.

84:1 How lovely is the place where you live, ⁷ 

O Lord who rules over all! ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “a strike.”

² tn Heb “my living.”

³ sn The Lord’s house. This probably refers to the tabernacle (if one accepts Davidic authorship) or the temple (see Judg 19:18; 1 Sam 1:7, 24; 2 Sam 12:20; 1 Kgs 7:12, 40, 45, 51).

⁴ tn Or “beauty.”

⁵ sn Psalm 84. The psalmist expresses his desire to be in God’s presence in the Jerusalem temple, for the Lord is the protector of his people.

⁶ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term הַגִּתִּית (haggittit) is uncertain; it probably refers to a musical style or instrument.

⁷ tn Or “your dwelling place[s].” The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; this is the Lord’s special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 132:5, 7).

⁸ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.” The title draws attention to God’s sovereign position (see Ps 69:6).