For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
Ver. 5. For in time of trouble he shall hide me] This protection he boldly promiseth himself as a fruit of his faith, fostered by the use of the ordinances. He knew that the only way to be safe was to get under God's wing, Psalms 91:4, to take sanctuary there, to be hid under God's altar; for upon all the glory there is a defence, Isaiah 4:5. Joash was preserved six years in the sanctuary, where he was hid. The sanctuary is called God's hidden place, Ezekiel 7:22, and his saints his hidden ones, Psalms 83:3 .
In his pavilion] The Hebrew Succoh is written with a little Samech, Hebrew Text Note to show, say the Masorites, that a little pavilion or cottage where God is shall be sufficient to safeguard the saints, Quod tabernaculum exile συν θεω, est asylum tutissimum.
In the secret of his tabernacle] I shall be as safe as if I were shut up in his holy ark.
He shall set me upon a rock] Out of mine enemy's reach.