PSA 84:10 Parallel View

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ULT For one day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.
 ⇔ I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God,
 ⇔ than to live within the tents of the wicked.

UST For me, spending one day in your temple
⇔ is better than spending a thousand days somewhere else;
 ⇔ standing at the entrance to your temple, ready to go inside,
⇔ is better than living in the tents where wicked people live.

BSB 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.

OEB 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,

WEB For a day in your courts is better than a thousand.
⇔ I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God,
⇔ than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

NET Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better
 ⇔ than spending a thousand elsewhere.
 ⇔ I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God
 ⇔ than live in the tents of the wicked.

LSV For a day in Your courts [is] good, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold,
In the house of my God,
Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.

FBV One day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I'd rather stand as a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live comfortably in the homes of the wicked.

T4T  ⇔ For me, spending one day in your temple
⇔ is better than spending 1,000 days somewhere else;
 ⇔ standing at the entrance to your temple, ready to go inside,
⇔ is better than living in the tents/homes where wicked people live.

LEB • is a day in your courtyards than a thousand elsewhere. • I would rather be at the threshold of the house[fn] of my God • than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

?:? Or “temple”

BBE For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

MOF Better a single day within thy courts
⇔ than a thousand days outside!
 ⇔ I would rather sit at the threshold of God’s house
⇔ than live inside the tents of worldly men.

JPS (84-11) For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand; I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

ASV 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.

DRA Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.

YLT For good [is] a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.

DBY For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my [fn]God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

84.10 Elohim

RV 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.

WBS For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

KJB 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.[fn]
(For a day in thy/your 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.)

84.10 I had…: Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold

BB For one day in thy courtes, is better then a thousande els where: I had rather be a doore keper in the house of my God, then to dwell in large tabernacles of vngodlynes.
(For one day in thy/your courtes, is better then a thousand else where: I had rather be a door keper in the house of my God, then to dwell in large tabernacles of ungodlynes.)

GNV For a day in thy courtes is better then a thousand other where: I had rather be a doore keeper in the House of my God, then to dwell in the Tabernacles of wickednesse.
(For a day in thy/your courtes is better then a thousand other where: I had rather be a door keeper in the House of my God, then to dwell in the Tabernacles of wickedness. )

CB For one daye in thy courte is better then a thousande:
(For one day in thy/your courte is better then a thousand:)

WYC Netheles his helthe is niy men dredynge him; that glorie dwelle in oure lond.
(Netheles his health is niy men dredynge him; that glory dwelle in our land.)

LUT GOtt, unser Schild, schaue doch; siehe an das Reich deines Gesalbten!
(God, unser Schild, schaue doch; siehe at the kingdom deines Gesalbten!)

CLV Verumtamen prope timentes eum salutare ipsius, ut inhabitet gloria in terra nostra.[fn]
(Verumtamen prope timentes him salutare ipsius, as inhabitet gloria in earth/land nostra.)

84.10 Prope timentes eum. ID. Ubique dæmonia colebantur, etc., usque ad immortalis in corpore nostro modo mortali.

84.10 Prope timentes him. ID. Ubique demons colebantur, etc., usque to immortalis in corpore nostro modo mortali.

BRN Moreover his salvation is near them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

BrLXX Πλὴν ἐγγὺς τῶν φοβουμένων αὐτὸν τὸ σωτήριον αὐτοῦ, τοῦ κατασκηνῶσαι δόξαν ἐν τῇ γῇ ἡμῶν.
(Plaʸn engus tōn foboumenōn auton to sōtaʸrion autou, tou kataskaʸnōsai doxan en taʸ gaʸ haʸmōn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

For one day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere

(Some words not found in UHB: shield,our see ʼₑlhīmv and,look face/surface_of anointed,your )

This can be stated with the understood information. Alternate translation: “I would rather be in your courts for one day than to be somewhere else for a thousand days”

Note 2 topic: translate-numbers

a thousand

(Some words not found in UHB: shield,our see ʼₑlhīmv and,look face/surface_of anointed,your )

“1,000”

be a doorkeeper

(Some words not found in UHB: shield,our see ʼₑlhīmv and,look face/surface_of anointed,your )

Alternate translation: “be a guard at the door” or “stand at the door”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

the wicked

(Some words not found in UHB: shield,our see ʼₑlhīmv and,look face/surface_of anointed,your )

This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: “wicked people” or “those who are wicked”

Parallel PSA 84:10