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Psalm 84

Sal. 84:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For a day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
in thy courts
chatser (Hebrew #2691)
from 2690 in its original sense; a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
KJV usage: court, tower, village.
Pronounce: khaw-tsare'
Origin: (masculine and feminine)
is better
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
than a thousand
'eleph (Hebrew #505)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
KJV usage: thousand.
Pronounce: eh'-lef
Origin: prop, the same as 504
. πI had rather
bachar (Hebrew #977)
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
KJV usage: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Pronounce: baw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
be a doorkeeper
caphaph (Hebrew #5605)
properly, to snatch away, i.e. terminate; but used only as denominative from 5592 (in the sense of a vestibule), to wait at the threshold
KJV usage: be a doorkeeper.
Pronounce: saw-faf'
Origin: a primitive root
in the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of my God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, than to dwell
duwr (Hebrew #1752)
properly, to gyrate (or move in a circle), i.e. to remain
KJV usage: dwell.
Pronounce: dure
Origin: a primitive root
in the tents
'ohel (Hebrew #168)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
KJV usage: covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
Pronounce: o'-hel
Origin: from 166
of wickedness
resha` (Hebrew #7562)
a wrong (especially moral)
KJV usage: iniquity, wicked(-ness).
Pronounce: reh'-shah
Origin: from 7561
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I would choose rather to sit at the threshold.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Sal. 84:1‑2• 1Al Músico principal: sobre Gittith: Salmo para los hijos de Coré. ¡Cúan amables son tus moradas, oh Jehová de los ejércitos!
 2Codicia y aun ardientemente desea mi alma los atrios de Jehová: Mi corazón y mi carne cantan al Dios vivo. (Sal. 84:1‑2)
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Sal. 27:4• 4Una cosa he demandado á Jehová, ésta buscaré: Que esté yo en la casa de Jehová todos los días de mi vida, Para contemplar la hermosura de Jehová, y para inquirir en su templo. (Sal. 27:4)
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Sal. 43:3‑4• 3Envía tu luz y tu verdad: éstas me guiarán, Me conducirán al monte de tu santidad, Y á tus tabernáculos.
 4Y entraré al altar de Dios, Al Dios alegría de mi gozo; Y alabaréte con arpa, oh Dios, Dios mío. (Sal. 43:3‑4)
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Sal. 63:2• 2Para ver tu fortaleza y tu gloria, Así como te he mirado en el santuario. (Sal. 63:2)
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Lc. 2:46• 46Y aconteció, que tres días después le hallaron en el templo, sentado en medio de los doctores, oyéndoles y preguntándoles. (Lc. 2:46)
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Ro. 8:5‑6• 5Porque los que viven conforme á la carne, de las cosas que son de la carne se ocupan; mas los que conforme al espíritu, de las cosas del espíritu.
 6Porque la intención de la carne es muerte; mas la intención del espíritu, vida y paz: (Ro. 8:5‑6)
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Fil. 3:20• 20Mas nuestra vivienda es en los cielos; de donde también esperamos al Salvador, al Señor Jesucristo; (Fil. 3:20)
I had, etc.
Heb. I would choose rather to sit at thethreshold.
Stg. 2:3• 3Y tuviereis respeto al que trae la vestidura preciosa, y le dijereis: Siéntate tú aquí en buen lugar: y dijereis al pobre: Estáte tú allí en pie; ó siéntate aquí debajo de mi estrado: (Stg. 2:3)
to dwell.
Sal. 17:14‑15• 14De los hombres con tu mano, oh Jehová, De los hombres de mundo, cuya parte es en esta vida, Y cuyo vientre hinches de tu tesoro: Hartan sus hijos, Y dejan el resto á sus chiquitos.
 15Yo en justicia veré tu rostro: Seré saciado cuando despertare á tu semejanza. (Sal. 17:14‑15)
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Sal. 26:8‑10• 8Jehová, la habitación de tu casa he amado, Y el lugar del tabernáculo de tu gloria.
 9No juntes con los pecadores mi alma, Ni con los hombres de sangres mi vida:
 10En cuyas manos está el mal, Y su diestra está llena de sobornos. (Sal. 26:8‑10)
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Sal. 141:4‑5• 4No dejes se incline mi corazón á cosa mala, A hacer obras impías Con los que obran iniquidad, Y no coma yo de sus deleites.
 5Que el justo me castigue, será un favor, Y que me reprenda será un excelente bálsamo. Que no me herirá la cabeza: Así que aun mi oración tendrán en sus calamidades. (Sal. 141:4‑5)
• “Look on Him our security; rest in Him: for a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.” Better be at the threshold there, than enjoy all that the tents of the wicked can afford, with the right to abide there. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 81-84” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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 dwell in the tents of wickedness.