 | Samuel LAVINGTON - 1833 - 264 pages
...first-fruits and foretastes of the heavenly Canaan ; and the language of your hearts will be, "A day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather...God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness," Psa. Ixxxiv. 10. Now, christians, if any should ask you what is your Beloved more than another beloved,... | |
 | George Horne - 1833 - 438 pages
...our prayers are excepted, and the kingdom of heaven is opened to all believers. " 10. 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." One day spent in meditation and devotion,... | |
 | Sarah Austin - 1833 - 322 pages
...God of Jacob. 6 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 7 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. 8 For the Lord God is a sun and shield... | |
 | John Greene - 1834 - 400 pages
...ear, O God of Jacob. 9 Our shield, look, O God, And behold the face Of thine anointed. 10 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. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield:... | |
 | Owen Jones - 1834 - 430 pages
...and qualities, and in fact of every thing which is acceptable to God. One day (says the Psalmist) 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.". MME April 20, MISCELLANEA. PULPIT... | |
 | William Jay - 1834 - 326 pages
...because holy. " I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. 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. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord... | |
 | John Codman - 1834 - 456 pages
...with the same holy man to exclaim, How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts. A day spent in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in this house than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. The Jewish tabernacle was the seat of God's special... | |
 | Hosea Ballou - 1835 - 202 pages
...considerations on this important subject, are taken from the Universalist Magazine, vol. ip 1. " 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." — PSALM Ixxxiv. 10. Here is an acknowledgment... | |
 | 1835 - 604 pages
...every one of them in Sion. O LORD GOD of hosts, hear my prayer; hearken, O GOD of Jacob. For one 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 ungodliness. For the LORD GOD is a light and defence;... | |
 | 1835 - 208 pages
...And in our text; " How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts:" and in verse 10; " 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." The essence of spiritual worship is... | |
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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. 
