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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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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand - Better—happier—more profitable—more to be desired—than a thousand days spent el…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I would rather be a doorkeeper. —Better, I would rather wait on the threshold, as not worthy (Septuagint and Vulgate, “be…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand.

That is, better than a thousand days spent anywhere else. You see, we have not …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Unlike the majority of humankind, who desire to live without knowing why, …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand
"One day"; so the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin, and all the Orien…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In all our addresses to God, we must desire that He would look on Christ, His Anointed One, and accept us for His sake; we must look to Him with fa…

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