Psalms 84:10
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.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 84 connects to 10 cross-references. A Korahite psalm expressing longing for the courts of the Lord. The psalmist envies the sparrow that nests near the altar and declares that a single day in the divine courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. Those who go …
Other Translations
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.
For good <FI>is<Fi> a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.
For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.
Cross References
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of …
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent …
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me …
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for …
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I …
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, …
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house …