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Psalms 84:10 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Psalms 84:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 84:106 words
HebrewMeaning
מָ֭גִנֵּ/נוּmāginēnw
shield ournounH4043
armed · defence · ruler · scale ···
רְאֵ֣הrəʾēh
look atverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
אֱלֹהִ֑יםʾĕlōhiym
O GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
וְ֝/הַבֵּ֗טwəhabēṭ
and pay attention toconjH5027
consider · look · regard · have respect ···
פְּנֵ֣יpənēy
the face ofnounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
מְשִׁיחֶֽ/ךָməšiyḥekā
anointed yournounH4899
Messiah
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 84:10

1. This Psalm is entitled, “For the winepresses.” And, as you observed with me, my beloved (for I saw that you attended most closely), nothing is said in its text either of any press, or wine-basket, or vat, or of any of the instruments or the building of a winepress; nothing of this kind did we hear read; so that it is no easy question what is the meaning of this title inscribed upon it, “for the winepresses.” For certainly, if after the title it mentioned anything about…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 84 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Carlos RiveraNote3mo ago
Better One Day
To spend one day in the courts of God is better than a thousand elsewhere. Everything else pales in comparison when you've tasted His presence. This isn't sentimental or escapist. The psalmist isn't ...
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Omar HassanNote3mo ago
One Day in Your Courts
The psalmist says: 'One day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.' It's about placement, about priority. Where you belong is worth more than any other achievement. I was offered a signi...
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