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Psalm 84:10–12

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10For a day hin your courts is better

than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be ia doorkeeper in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11For the Lord God is ja sun and gshield;

the Lord bestows favor and honor.

kNo good thing does he withhold

from those who lwalk uprightly.

12O Lord of hosts,

mblessed is the one who trusts in you!

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Psalm 84:10: 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.

Cross references

  1. hver. 2
  2. i1 Chr. 26:19
  3. jIsa. 60:19, 20; See Ps. 27:1; Mal. 4:2; Rev. 21:23
  4. g[See ver. 9 above]
  5. kPs. 85:12; [Ps. 34:9, 10; Matt. 6:33; 7:11]
  6. lPs. 15:2; Prov. 2:7
  7. mSee Ps. 2:12

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;

the Lord bestows favor and honor;

no good thing does he withhold

from those whose walk is blameless.

Lord Almighty,

blessed is the one who trusts in you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield.

The Lord grants favor and honor;

he does not withhold the good

from those who live with integrity.

Happy is the person who trusts in you,

Lord of Armies!

NLTNew Living Translation

A single day in your courts

is better than a thousand anywhere else!

I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God

than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.

For the Lord God is our sun and our shield.

He gives us grace and glory.

The Lord will withhold no good thing

from those who do what is right.

O Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

what joy for those who trust in you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Because better is a day in your courtyards

than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be at the threshold of the house of my God

than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Because Yahweh God is a sun and a shield;

Yahweh gives grace and honor.

He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.

O Yahweh of hosts,

blessed is the man who trusts you.

KJV 1900King James Version

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 the Lord God is a sun and shield:

The Lord will give grace and glory:

No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

O Lord of hosts,

Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.