Psalms 84:10
for better a single day in your courts than a thousand in my own chambers: better stand at the door of the house of my God than live in the tents of ungodliness,
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9Behold, O God, our defender, and look upon your anointed,
Cross References
Psalms 17:14by your hand, O Lord, from those – whose portion of life is but of this world. But let your treasured ones have food in plenty may their children be full and their children satisfied.
Psalms 27:4One thing have I asked of the Lord, and that do I long for – To live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the grace of the Lord and inquire in his temple.
Psalms 63:2As I in the temple have seen you, beholding your power and your glory,
Psalms 132:10For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your Anointed.”
Luke 2:46It was not until the third day that they found him in the Temple Courts, sitting among the teachers, now listening to them, now asking them questions.
Philippians 3:20But we are citizens of heaven, and from heaven we expect a savior to come, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 84:9-12
Delight in God's Ordinances. 8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 10 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. 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in… Read the whole commentary →