New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 84:10
10For 1a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live 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
8Lord God of armies, hear my prayer; Listen, God of Jacob! Selah 9See our shield, God, And look at the face of Your anointed. For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness. 11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. 12Lord of armies, Blessed is the person who trusts in You!
Read all of Psalms 84Psalms 84:10 word by word
כִּ֤י טֽוֹב־י֥וֹם בַּחֲצֵרֶ֗יךָ מֵ֫אָ֥לֶף בָּחַ֗רְתִּי הִ֭סְתּוֹפֵף בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהַ֑י מִ֝דּ֗וּר בְּאָהֳלֵי־רֶֽשַׁע׃Read the interlinear
- a dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- in Your courtyardsחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
- is betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- thanמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- I wouldבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
- standסָפַףsâphaph · to standH5605
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- liveדּוּרdûr · to dwellH1752
- in the tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
- of wickednessרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
Cross-references for Psalms 84:10
- Psalms 84:1How lovely are Your dwelling places, Lord of armies!
- Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.
- Psalms 43:3Send out Your light and Your truth, they shall lead me; They shall bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.
- Psalms 63:2So have I seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and glory.
- Luke 2:46Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
- Romans 8:5For those who are in accord with the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are in accord with the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
- Philippians 3:20For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
- James 2:3and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the bright clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”
- Psalms 17:14From people by Your hand, Lord, From people of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their abundance to their babies.
- Psalms 26:8Lord, I love the dwelling of Your house, And the place where Your glory remains.
- Psalms 141:4Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With people who do wrong; And may I not taste their delicacies.
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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