Psalm 84:10
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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 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.
In other translations
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 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.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588טוֹב־tov-[is] goodH2896יוֹםyoma dayH3117בַּחֲצֵרֶיךָbachatzereikhain courts yourH2691מֵאָלֶףme'alefmore than a thousandH505בָּחַרְתִּיbachartiI have chosenH977הִסְתּוֹפֵףhistofefto stand at [the] thresholdH5605בְּבֵיתbeveitin [the] house ofH1004אֱלֹהַי'elohaiGod myH430מִדּוּרmidurmore than dwellingH1752בְּאָהֳלֵי־be'oholei-in [the] tents ofH168רֶשַׁע׃resha'wickednessH7562
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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