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I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/84.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/84.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/84.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For a day in thy courts <i>is</i> better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/84.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For a day in Your courts <i>is</i> better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/84.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand <i>elsewhere.</i> I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/84.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/84.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand <i>outside.</i> I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/84.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For better is a day in Your courts than a thousand <i>elsewhere</i>. I would choose to stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/84.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand [anywhere else]; I would rather stand [as a doorkeeper] at the threshold of the house of my God Than to live [at ease] in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/84.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Better a day in your courts than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than live in the tents of wicked people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/84.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Better a day in Your courts than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather be at the door of the house of my God than to live in the tents of wicked people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/84.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/84.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />One day in your temple is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather serve in your house, than live in the homes of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/84.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/84.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />One day in your courtyards is better than a thousand [anywhere else]. I would rather stand in the entrance to my God's house than live inside wicked people's homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/84.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />One day spent in your Temple is better than a thousand anywhere else; I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God than live in the homes of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/84.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />for a day in your Temple courts is better than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather stand at the entrance of God's house than live in the tent of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/84.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/84.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/84.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/84.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/84.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/84.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For a day in Your courts [is] good, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, "" In the house of my God, "" Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/84.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For good is 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/84.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For good a day in thine enclosures above a thousand. I chose to wait on the threshold in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tents of injustice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/84.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/84.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 83:11>For one day in your courts is better than thousands elsewhere. I have chosen to be lowly in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/84.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Better one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Better the threshold of the house of my God than a home in the tents of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/84.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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 live in the tents of wickedness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/84.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I would choose rather to dwell in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/84.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because one day in your court is better than a thousand! I have desired to dwell in the house of God more than to dwell in the tent of the wicked.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/84.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 to dwell in the tents of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/84.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For one day in thy courts is better than thousands. I would rather be an abject in the house of God, than dwell in the tents of sinners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/84-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10583" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/84.htm">Better is One Day in Your Courts</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ- (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">better</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">is one day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ba·ḥă·ṣê·re·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- A yard, a hamlet.">in Your courts</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: mê·’ā·lep̄ (Prep-m:: Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">than a thousand elsewhere.</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: bā·ḥar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">I would rather</a> <a href="/hebrew/5605.htm" title="5605: his·tō·w·p̄êp̄ (V-Hitpael-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to snatch away, i.e. Terminate; but used only as denominative from caph, to wait at the threshold.">be a doorkeeper</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇêṯ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of my God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1752.htm" title="1752: mid·dūr (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To heap up, pile, dwell. A primitive root; properly, to gyrate, i.e. To remain.">than dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ā·ho·lê- (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">in the tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/7562.htm" title="7562: re·ša‘ (N-ms) -- Wickedness. From rasha'; a wrong.">of the wicked.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-26.htm">Matthew 16:26</a></span><br />What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-8.htm">Philippians 3:8</a></span><br />More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-42.htm">Luke 10:42</a></span><br />But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a></span><br />Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a></span><br />And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2-3</a></span><br />In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? / And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46-47</a></span><br />With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, / praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Psalm 27:4</a></span><br />One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For a day in your 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.</p><p class="hdg">for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Psalm 84:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable <i>are</i> thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Psalm 27:4</a></b></br> One <i>thing</i> have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; 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 inquire in his temple.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3,4</a></b></br> O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles… </p><p class="hdg">I had, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/2-3.htm">James 2:3</a></b></br> And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:</p><p class="hdg">to dwell</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Psalm 17:14,15</a></b></br> From men <i>which are</i> thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, <i>which have</i> their portion in <i>this</i> life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid <i>treasure</i>: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their <i>substance</i> to their babes… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8-10</a></b></br> LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Psalm 141:4,5</a></b></br> Incline not my heart to <i>any</i> evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/69-31.htm">Better</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-21.htm">Doorkeeper</a> <a href="/john/18-17.htm">Door-Keeper</a> <a href="/psalms/84-4.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezra/4-17.htm">Elsewhere</a> <a href="/psalms/73-28.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/84-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/psalms/52-3.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/82-1.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/71-17.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/esther/6-2.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/psalms/82-4.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Better</a> <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/psalms/92-13.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-4.htm">Doorkeeper</a> <a href="/john/18-17.htm">Door-Keeper</a> <a href="/psalms/85-9.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Elsewhere</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-13.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-10.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/psalms/85-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/119-102.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/psalms/87-2.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/psalms/90-4.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-4.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/psalms/89-22.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/89-22.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 84</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/84-4.htm">Shows how blessed they are that dwell therein</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/84-8.htm">He prays to be restored unto it.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "courts" refer to the temple courts in Jerusalem, a place where God's presence was uniquely manifested. The psalmist expresses a deep longing for communion with God, valuing a single day in His presence over a thousand days spent elsewhere. This reflects the biblical theme of God's presence being the ultimate source of joy and fulfillment, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a>, which speaks of the fullness of joy in God's presence. The courts of the temple symbolize access to God, and this longing prefigures the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ, who provides believers with direct access to God (<a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a>).<p><b>I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God</b><br>The role of a doorkeeper was a humble position, often associated with the Levites who served in the temple (<a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">1 Chronicles 9:19</a>). This statement highlights the psalmist's humility and willingness to serve in even the lowest capacity if it means being close to God. It underscores the value of service and presence over status and comfort. The "house of my God" refers to the temple, a central place of worship and sacrifice. This desire to be near God, even in a lowly position, foreshadows the New Testament teaching of servanthood and humility exemplified by Jesus (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>).<p><b>than dwell in the tents of the wicked.</b><br>"Tents" symbolize temporary dwelling places, often associated with nomadic life. In contrast to the permanence and sanctity of God's house, the tents of the wicked represent a life apart from God, characterized by sin and moral instability. The psalmist's choice to reject the temporary pleasures and security of the wicked for the eternal joy of God's presence aligns with biblical teachings on the fleeting nature of worldly pleasures (<a href="/hebrews/11-25.htm">Hebrews 11:25</a>). This choice reflects the call to holiness and separation from sin, as seen throughout scripture, and points to the ultimate separation of the righteous and the wicked in the final judgment (<a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sons_of_korah.htm">The Sons of Korah</a></b><br>The authors of <a href="/bsb/psalms/84.htm">Psalm 84</a>, a group of Levitical singers and musicians who served in the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_courts_of_the_lord.htm">The Courts of the Lord</a></b><br>Refers to the temple courts, a place of worship and the presence of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_my_god.htm">The House of My God</a></b><br>Symbolizes the dwelling place of God, representing His presence and fellowship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tents_of_the_wicked.htm">The Tents of the Wicked</a></b><br>Represents places of sin and separation from God, contrasting with the holiness of God's dwelling.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_threshold.htm">The Threshold</a></b><br>The entrance or doorway, symbolizing humility and a desire to be close to God, even if only at the entrance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_god's_presence.htm">The Value of God's Presence</a></b><br>The psalmist emphasizes that even a single day in God's presence surpasses a thousand days elsewhere. This highlights the incomparable value of being close to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_and_service.htm">Humility and Service</a></b><br>Choosing to stand at the threshold rather than dwell in comfort elsewhere reflects a heart of humility and a willingness to serve God in any capacity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contrast_between_righteousness_and_wickedness.htm">Contrast Between Righteousness and Wickedness</a></b><br>The psalmist contrasts the joy of being near God with the emptiness of living in sin, urging believers to choose righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prioritizing_spiritual_over_temporal.htm">Prioritizing Spiritual Over Temporal</a></b><br>This verse challenges believers to prioritize spiritual fulfillment over temporary pleasures and comforts found in the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_84.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 84</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_one_day_with_you_better_than_1000.htm">Is one day with You better than a thousand elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_role_of_church_ushers.htm">What is the role of church ushers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'dwell_in_the_lord's_house'_mean.htm">What does "dwell in the house of the Lord" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/gatekeepers'_role_in_the_bible.htm">What was the role of gatekeepers in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/84.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">I had rather be a doorkeeper.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">I had rather wait on the threshold, </span>as not worthy (LXX. and Vulgate, "be rejected in scorn") to enter the precincts. The idea of "doorkeeper," however, though not necessarily involved in the Hebrew word, is suggested in a Korahite psalm, since the Korahites were "keepers of the gates of the tabernacle, and keepers of the entry." Compare with this wish the words which a Greek poet puts into the mouth of his hero, who sweeps the threshold of Apollo's temple:<p>"A pleasant task, O Phoebus, I discharge,<p>Before thine house in reverence of thy seat<p>Of prophecy, an honoured task to me."<p>EURIPIDES, <span class= "ital">Ion, </span>128.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/84.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> than any number of days elsewhere. It is difficult to trace any connection between these concluding verses. They appear to consist of distinct thoughts, which arise in the writer's mind, and are jotted down as they occur to him. One is a thought of loyalty, which finds vent in a prayer for the king (ver. 9). Another is a reflection of the main thought of the psalm, the incomparable blessedness of dwelling in God's house. A third (vers. 11, 12) is the joy and glory of perpetual communion with God and trust in God. See the remarks of Professor Cheyne ('The Book of Psalms,' p. 237). <span class="cmt_word">I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God;</span> literally, <span class="accented">at the</span> <span class="accented">threshold</span>; but the meaning is well expressed by the Authorized Version. "Doorkeepers in the house of their God" was exactly what the Korahite Levites were (<a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">1 Chronicles 9:19</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/26-1.htm">1 Chronicles 26:1, 12-19</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.</span> As their ancestor, Korah, had done (<a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/84-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">better</span><br /><span class="heb">טֽוֹב־</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is one day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your courts</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲצֵרֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·ṣê·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than a thousand elsewhere.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֫אָ֥לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ā·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I would rather</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּחַ֗רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḥar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, select</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be a doorkeeper</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭סְתּוֹפֵף</span> <span class="translit">(his·tō·w·p̄êp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5605.htm">Strong's 5605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand at or guard the threshold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהַ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than to dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝דּ֗וּר</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1752.htm">Strong's 1752: </a> </span><span class="str2">To heap up, pile, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the tents</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאָהֳלֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·ho·lê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶֽשַׁע׃</span> <span class="translit">(re·ša‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7562.htm">Strong's 7562: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wickedness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 84:10 For a day in your courts (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/84-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 84:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 84:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/84-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 84:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 84:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>