Psalms 84:10

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
  • Ps 26:8-9 : 8 Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth. 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood; 10 In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.
  • Ps 63:2 : 2 So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.
  • Ps 141:4-5 : 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties. 5 Let the righteous smite me, [it shall be] a kindness; And let him reprove me, [it shall be as] oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
  • Ps 17:14-15 : 14 From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with [beholding] thy form.
  • Phil 3:20 : 20 For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
  • Rom 8:5-6 : 5 For they that are after the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:
  • Ps 43:3-4 : 3 Oh send out thy light and thy truth; Let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
  • Luke 2:46 : 46 And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions:
  • Ps 84:1-2 : 1 [For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah]. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
  • Jas 2:3 : 3 and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 27:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.

    5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.

  • 2 Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of the house of our God.

  • Ps 84:1-5
    5 verses
    74%

    1 [For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah]. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

    2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

    3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

    4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. {{Selah

    5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways [to Zion] .

  • 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee], That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Thy holy temple.

  • 8 Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.

  • Ps 84:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

    12 O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

  • 9 Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.

  • 71%

    7 But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

  • Ps 118:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.

    20 This is the gate of Jehovah; The righteous shall enter into it.

  • Ps 122:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 [A Song of Ascents; of David]. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.

    2 Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem,

  • 19 In the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

  • 6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.

  • 1 [A Psalm of David]. Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

  • Ps 118:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.

    9 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.

  • 2 Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

  • 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver.

  • 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

  • 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.

  • 25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee] ? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

  • 9 For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.

  • 6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.

  • 1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

  • 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place?

  • 4 For a thousand years in thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.

  • 16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.

  • 54 Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

  • 1 [A Prayer of Moses the man of God]. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.

  • 24 This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

  • 14 This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.

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    1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

  • 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.

  • 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. {{Selah

  • 9 I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.

  • 7 We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool.

  • 9 For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;

  • 8 I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  • 12 My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.

  • 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.

  • 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

  • 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

  • 1 [A Song of Ascents]. Behold, bless ye Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, That by night stand in the house of Jehovah.