John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9880 Old Testament John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9880 |
| AUTHOR: | Old Testament |
| QUOTATION: | A day 1 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. 2 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Psalm lxxxiv. 10. [text] |
| Note 1. One day in thy courts.—Ibid. [back] |
| Note 2. Ungodliness.—Ibid. [back] |