Marginal Notes in the KJV (1611)
Psalms 84:10
I had rather be a doorkeeper:
Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshhold
I had rather be a doorkeeper:
Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshhold
Verse Psalms 84:10. _A DAY IN THY COURTS_ IS _BETTER THAN A THOUSAND._] Not only better than _one thousand_ in captivity, as the _Chaldee_ states, but any where else. For in God's courts we meet with...
FOR A DAY IN THY COURTS IS BETTER THAN A THOUSAND - Better - happier - more profitable - more to be desired - than a thousand days spent elsewhere. That is, I should find more happiness - more true jo...
PSALM 84-89 Psalms 84 In View of the Sanctuary _ 1. Heart longings (Psalms 84:1)_ 2. In the sanctuary (Psalms 84:8) The two next Psalms are of the sons of Korah, who themselves are monuments of s...
LXXXIV. A PILGRIM PSALM. Psalms 84:3. sparrow (rather little bird generally) and SWALLOW are metaphorical for pious Jewish pilgrims. As the birds find their nests and homes, so the Jew, worthy of the...
THAN. THOUSAND. Supply Ellipsis by adding "[elsewhere]". BE. DOORKEEPER. to stand at the threshold. TENTS. habitations. WICKEDNESS. lawlessness....
The pilgrims" prayer, and the ground of their confidence....
_For a day_&c. The connexion of thought is obscure. _For_apparently introduces a reason for the foregoing prayer. A -good day," i.e. a day of festivity and rejoicing, was regarded as a propitious occa...
DISCOURSE: 640 GOD’S ORDINANCES PRECIOUS Psalms 84:10. _I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness._ IN matters of doubtful disputation, it is of g...
PSALMS 84 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Longing of a Levite for the Habitations of Jehovah in Zion, with Inspiring Memories of a Past Pilgrimage and Exultant Joy in Renewed Service. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psa...
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 A DAY IN THY COURTS IS BETTER THAN A THOUSAND...
This Ps. sets forth the attractiveness of the Temple and its worship (Psalms 84:1), and the happiness of the pilgrims who gather to it from different parts of the land (Psalms 84:5). After a prayer fo...
Better than a thousand] spent elsewhere. A doorkeeper] This was the special duty of the sons of Korah, who are mentioned in the title of the Ps. (1 Chronicles 9:19)....
Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ JOURNEY TO ZION PSALMS 84 Jesus said, "Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests. But the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head" ...
I HAD RATHER BE A DOORKEEPER. — Better, _I had rather wait on the threshold,_ as not worthy (LXX. and Vulgate, “be rejected in scorn”) to enter the precincts. The idea of “doorkeeper,” however, though...
_[Psalms 84:11]_ כִּ֤י טֹֽוב ־יֹ֥ום בַּ חֲצֵרֶ֗יךָ...
Psalms 84:1 THE same longing for and delight in the sanctuary which found pathetic expression in Psalms 42:1 and Psalms 43:1, inspire this psalm. Like these, it is ascribed in the superscription to th...
LONGING FOR THE HOUSE OF GOD Psalms 84:1 This is one of the sweetest of the Psalms. David probably composed it during his absence from Jerusalem at the time of Absalom's rebellion, though its final...
This is a pilgrim psalm. It falls into three strophes divided by Selahs. The first describes the pilgrim's hope (vv. Psa 84:1-4); the second, the pilgrim's experience (vv. Psa 84:5-8); the third, pilg...
For (h) 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. (h) He would rather live one day in God's Churc...
_Land. After the captivity, Judea flourished by degrees. But the glory of the second temple consisted in the presence of the Messias, Aggeus ii. 8. (Calmet) --- Those who were moved with godly fear, e...
How doth, or how ought, the reading of this verse make a truly awakened soul long for the everlasting sabbath of heaven; yea, even for Jesus, the very sabbath of the soul. Observe, Reader! the door of...
_DELIGHT IN GOD’S HOUSE_ ‘A day in Thy courts is better than a thousand.’ Psalms 84:10 The psalm is probably one of those used by the pilgrims on their way to the Holy City on some festival occasion...
10._For better is one day in thy courts than a thousand elsewhere. _Unlike the greater part of mankind, who desire to live without knowing why, wishing simply that their life may be prolonged, David h...
Psalms 84 contemplates the blessedness of going up to the courts of Jehovah, yet, in the figurative allusion to the road thither, refers to the path of tears which His people have had to tread towards...
FOR A DAY IN THY COURTS IS BETTER THAN A THOUSAND,.... "One day"; so the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions; and so the Targum, Jarchi, and Kimchi, interpret it; one day in th...
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. Ver. 10. _For a day in thy courts_] Every flower ha...
_A day in thy courts is better than a thousand_ Namely, _elsewhere;_ which is necessary to complete the sense; or, _in the tents of wickedness;_ which may be supplied out of the next clause. Such elli...
LONGING FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE WORD OF GOD. To the chief musician upon Gittith, to be used in public worship with the accompaniment of a stringed instrument brought by David from the Philistine city o...
For a day in Thy courts, spent in worshiping with the congregation, IS BETTER THAN A THOUSAND, such as are spent in the ordinary pursuits of life. I HAD RATHER BE A DOORKEEPER IN THE HOUSE OF MY GOD,...
8-12 In all our addresses to God, we must desire that he would look on Christ, his Anointed One, and accept us for his sake: we must look to Him with faith, and then God will with favour look upon th...
A THOUSAND; understand _elsewhere_; which is necessary to complete the sense: or, _in the tents of wickedness_; which may be supplied out of the next clause. Such ellipses are usual in Scripture, as P...
Psalms 84:10 day H3117 courts H2691 better H2896 thousand H505 rather H977 (H8804) doorkeeper H5605 (H8705) house...
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. It is thought, by some interpreters, that Gittith signifies the winepress. They must have been a very godly people who sang such song...
Psalms 84:1. _How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!_ «Though they are only tabernacles, temporary structures that are soon to be taken down, and carried away, they are very dear to us. Th...
May the Spirit of God bless to us every syllable of this familiar Psalm as we read it! Psalms 84:1. _How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the cour...
CONTENTS: Testimony to God's goodness and the happiness of those who put their confidence in Him. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist, Jacob. CONCLUSION: True subjects love the courts of their King. Favored in...
Though the writer of this psalm is not named in the title, yet it is not doubted but David was the author. Psalms 84:1. _How amiable are thy tabernacles._ The word is plural, for the tabernacle had th...
_How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts! _ A GOOD MAN IN RELATION TO THE SCENES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP I. As deprived of these privileges. In his deprivation he reveals-- 1. A devout admiratio...
_For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand._ TIME SPENT IN WORSHIP IS TIME BEST SPENT I. There is no time like it for the development of the highest thoughts. Mind quickens mind. The greater...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 84:1. This is a psalm celebrating pilgrimage to Jerusalem to worship at the temple. It is very much like the hymns in praise of Zion as God’s special place (e.g.,...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 84:10 The final section describes the person WHO TRUSTS IN the Lord. He sincerely prefers one DAY IN God’s COURTS to a thousand
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_To the chief Musician upon Gittith_.” (See Introduction to Psalms 81) “_A Psalm for the sons of Korah_.” (See Introduction to Psalms 42) _Occasion_.—The Psalm was evi...
EXPOSITION This psalm, attributed (see title) to the "sons of Korah," or the Korahite Levites (see 1 Chronicles 26:1; 2 Chronicles 20:19), describes the blessedness of their position as dwellers in th...
Psa 84:1-12 is a beautiful psalm of the tabernacles of God. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, even faints for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh cry out for...
James 2:3; Luke 2:46; Philippians 3:20; Psalms 141:4; Psalms 141:5;...
Than dwell — In the greatest glory and plenty....