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Psalms 84:10
10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my 1God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Psalms 84:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- New International Version (NIV)Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Context of Psalms 84:10
8Jehovah, God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 12Jehovah of hosts, blessed is the man that confideth in thee!
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כִּ֤י טֽוֹב־י֥וֹם בַּחֲצֵרֶ֗יךָ מֵ֫אָ֥לֶף בָּחַ֗רְתִּי הִ֭סְתּוֹפֵף בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהַ֑י מִ֝דּ֗וּר בְּאָהֳלֵי־רֶֽשַׁע׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 84:10
- Psalms 84:1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!
- Psalms 27:4One [thing] have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire [of him] in his temple.
- Psalms 43:3Send out thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.
- Psalms 63:2To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;
- Luke 2:46And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and hearing them and asking them questions.
- Romans 8:5For they that are according to flesh mind the things of the flesh; and they that are according to Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
- Philippians 3:20for our commonwealth has its existence in [the] heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ [as] Saviour,
- James 2:3and ye look upon him who wears the splendid apparel, and say, Do thou sit here well, and say to the poor, Do thou stand there, or sit here under my footstool:
- Psalms 17:14From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.
- Psalms 26:8Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth.
- Psalms 141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
Commentaries on Psalms 84:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10A day in thy courts is better than a thousand - Not only better than one thousand in captivity, as the Chaldee states, but any where else. For in God's courts we meet with God the King, and are sure to have what petitions we offer unto him through his Christ. I had rather be a doorkeeper - O what a strong desire does this express for the ordinances of God! Who now prefers the worship of God to genteel, gay, honorable, and noble company, to mirthful…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand - Better - happier - more profitable - more to be desired - than a thousand days spent elsewhere. That is, I should find more happiness - more true joy - in one day spent in the house of God, in his worship, in the exercises of true religion - more that will be satisfactory to the soul, and that will be dwelt on with pleasure in the memory when life is coming to a close - than I could in a thousand days…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 In all our addresses to God, we must desire that he would look on Christ, his Anointed One, and accept us for his sake: we must look to Him with faith, and then God will with favour look upon the face of the Anointed: we, without him, dare not show our faces. The psalmist pleads love to God's ordinances. Let us account one day in God's courts better than a thousand spent elsewhere; and deem the meanest place in his service preferable to the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The psalmist viewed being in God’s presence as much better than being anywhere else.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. I had ... doorkeeper--literally, "I choose to sit on the threshold," the meanest place.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 84
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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