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Psalms 84:10

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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 84:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 84:10

Theological / Devotional

Better than a thousand. David would rather spend a single day in the courts of the sanctuary than a thousand days anywhere else on earth. David’s statement is especially poignant, since he was in exile when he composed the psalm. The true child of God ever takes delight in participating in divine worship.

Doorkeeper. The psalmist would prefer to be a sanctuary servant rather than to enjoy honor among the wicked, estranged from God and the sanctuary.

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