Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionFor 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.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GFor one day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my Elohim than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageOne single day in Your courts outweighs a thousand days anywhere else; I would rather be a doorkeeper at the threshold of my God's house than live at ease in the tents of the wicked.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor 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.
Footnotes
Histopef (הִסְתֹּופֵף) is a hapax legomenon—it appears nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible. Its root likely relates to standing at a doorpost or threshold, possibly as a guardian or as one who simply lingers at the entrance. F.O.G. renders 'stand at the threshold,' preserving the literal posture of humble nearness; F.O.G.M. 'be a doorkeeper,' emphasising the serving, lowly role—the one with the least prestigious position inside the house still outranks the most comfortable resident among the wicked. Both renderings are linguistically defensible. The contrast is stark: a single day of proximity to holiness eclipses a thousand days of comfort in wrong company.
