I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever,.... Under the protection of the Lord, as in a shepherd's tent, or as in one belonging to a general of an army, where are fulness and safety;
Psalms 27:5; or else the tabernacle of the congregation is meant; the house of God, the place of divine and public worship, where he desired and determined always to continue, Psalms 23:6; or else the tabernacle which was prefigured by that below, where he knew he should dwell to all eternity. Kimchi, by "for ever", understands a long time; and Jarchi explains it both of this world and of the world to come; which is true, understanding the tabernacle of the church below, and the church above;
I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Or, "in" or "into the secret of thy wings" z; this he determined to make his refuge for the present time, and while in this world; Psalms 57:1.
Selah; on this word, Psalms 3:2.
z בסתר "in abscondito", Pagninus, Montanus; "in occultum", Junius & Tremellius.