Psalms 84:10 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Psalms 84:8 O Lord God of hostes, heare my prayer: hearken, O God of Iaakob. Selah.

Psalms 84:9 Beholde, O God, our shielde, and looke vpon the face of thine Anointed.

Psalms 84:10 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.

Psalms 84:11 For the Lord God is the sunne and shielde vnto vs: the Lord will giue grace and glory, and no good thing will he withhold from them that walke vprightly.

Psalms 84:12 O Lord of hostes, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "courtes", "better", "thousand", "other", "where", "rather", "doore", and "keeper". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "courtes" and "better", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Beholde O God our shielde and looke..." into verse 11's "For the Lord God is the sunne...", so "courtes" 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 "courtes" and "better" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.