Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?

A Psalm of David.

15 O Lord, (A)who shall sojourn in your (B)tent?
    Who shall dwell on your (C)holy hill?

He who (D)walks blamelessly and (E)does what is right
    and (F)speaks truth in his heart;
who (G)does not slander with his tongue
    and does no evil to his neighbor,
    nor (H)takes up a reproach against his friend;
(I)in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
    but who honors those who fear the Lord;
who (J)swears to his own hurt and does not change;
who (K)does not put out his money at interest
    and (L)does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be (M)moved.

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A (N)Miktam[a] of David.

16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I (O)take refuge.
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
    (P)I have no good apart from you.”

As for (Q)the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
    in whom is all my delight.[b]

The sorrows of those who run after[c] another god shall multiply;
    their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
    or (R)take their names on my lips.

The Lord is (S)my chosen portion and my (T)cup;
    you hold my (U)lot.
(V)The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

I bless the Lord who (W)gives me counsel;
    in (X)the night also my (Y)heart instructs me.[d]
(Z)I have (AA)set the Lord always before me;
    because he is at my (AB)right hand, I shall not be (AC)shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my (AD)whole being[e] rejoices;
    my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to (AE)Sheol,
    (AF)or let your (AG)holy one see (AH)corruption.[f]

11 You make known to me (AI)the path of life;
    in your presence there is (AJ)fullness of joy;
    at your right hand are (AK)pleasures forevermore.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:
  3. Psalm 16:4 Or who acquire
  4. Psalm 16:7 Hebrew my kidneys instruct me
  5. Psalm 16:9 Hebrew my glory
  6. Psalm 16:10 Or see the pit

Psalm 15

A psalm of David.

Lord, who may dwell(A) in your sacred tent?(B)
    Who may live on your holy mountain?(C)

The one whose walk is blameless,(D)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth(E) from their heart;
whose tongue utters no slander,(F)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
who despises a vile person
    but honors(G) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(H) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
who lends money to the poor without interest;(I)
    who does not accept a bribe(J) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.(K)

Psalm 16

A miktam[a] of David.

Keep me safe,(L) my God,
    for in you I take refuge.(M)

I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(N)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”(O)
I say of the holy people(P) who are in the land,(Q)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
Those who run after other gods(R) will suffer(S) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names(T) on my lips.

Lord, you alone are my portion(U) and my cup;(V)
    you make my lot(W) secure.
The boundary lines(X) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.(Y)
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;(Z)
    even at night(AA) my heart instructs me.
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,(AB) I will not be shaken.(AC)

Therefore my heart is glad(AD) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,(AE)
10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,(AF)
    nor will you let your faithful[b] one(AG) see decay.(AH)
11 You make known to me the path of life;(AI)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,(AJ)
    with eternal pleasures(AK) at your right hand.(AL)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  2. Psalm 16:10 Or holy