For a day
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
in thy courts
chatser (khaw-tsare')
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) -- court, tower, village.
is better
towb (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
than a thousand
'eleph (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
I had rather
bachar (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
be a doorkeeper
caphaph (saw-faf')
to snatch away, i.e. terminate; to wait at the threshold -- be a doorkeeper.
in the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of my God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
than to dwell
duwr (dure)
to gyrate (or move in a circle), i.e. to remain -- dwell.
in the tents
'ohel (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
of wickedness
resha` (reh'-shah)
a wrong (especially moral) -- iniquity, wicked(-ness).
