Psalms 84:10 (DBY)

Passage

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 dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Nearby Context

Psalms 84:8 Jehovah, God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 84:9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

Psalms 84:10 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 dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Psalms 84:11 For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Psalms 84:12 Jehovah of hosts, blessed is the man that confideth in thee!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "courts", "better", "than", "thousand", "rather", "stand", "threshold", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "courts" and "better", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Behold O God our shield and look..." into verse 11's "For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and...", so "courts" and "better" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "courts" and "better" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.