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Psalm 84:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 84:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 O God, look upon our shield[a]
behold the face of your anointed one.
11 It is better to spend one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be a doorkeeper[b] in God’s house
than dwell inside the tents of the wicked.
12 The Lord God serves as our sun[c] and our shield;
the Lord showers us with grace and glory.
He does not withhold any good thing
from those who walk in integrity.
Footnotes
- Psalm 84:10 Our shield: the king (see Ps 89:19). Anointed one: either the king (who was God’s earthly regent over his people) or the high priest (who led the community of Israel after the disappearance of the royalty).
- Psalm 84:11 Doorkeeper: some of the sons of Korah (see v. 1) were doorkeepers or gatekeepers in the temple (see 1 Chr 26:1).
- Psalm 84:12 There is no joy that can outweigh and replace supernatural joys that have their source in God alone, for he denies no grace to his faithful ones. Sun: see note on Ps 27:1 on God as “light.”
