Psalms 27:5

5. Pavilion The word means a covering, a tent, same as tabernacle in next line.

Secret of his tabernacle The covert, or hidingplace of his tent. The sacred tabernacle alone was God’s provided refuge for souls, and its inmost apartment, the “holy of holies,” the hidingplace of his tent, called Psalms 31:20, the “secret of thy presence.” The place of the divine presence was his refuge in trouble. The historic basis of the metaphor is found in the form of Oriental tents and encampments, where the emir has his tent in the centre of the camp, and the inner apartment of the tent reserved for himself. This was the place of honour and greatest safety. See on Psalms 61:4; Psalms 31:20. On the plan of encampment, see 1 Samuel 26:5; 1 Samuel 26:7; 1 Samuel 17:20; where “trench” means a rampart of military carriages.