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Psalm 15

A Psalm of David.

Lord, who will abide in Your tabernacle?
    Who will dwell in Your holy hill?

He who walks uprightly,
    and does righteousness,
and speaks truth in his heart;
he who does not slander with the tongue
    and does no evil to his neighbor,
    nor bears a reproach against his friend;
in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
    but who honors those who fear the Lord;
he who swears to avoid evil
    and does not change;
he who does not put his money out to usury,
    nor take a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things
    will never be moved.

Description of a citizen of Zion.

A Psalm of David.

15 Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy [a]tabernacle?
Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness,
And speaketh truth in his heart;
[b]He that slandereth not with his tongue,
Nor doeth evil to his friend,
Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;
In [c]whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But [d]who honoreth them that fear Jehovah;
[e]He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;
[f]He that putteth not out his money to interest,
Nor taketh reward against the innocent.
He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 15:1 Hebrew tent.
  2. Psalm 15:3 Or, He slandereth
  3. Psalm 15:4 Or, his . . . he
  4. Psalm 15:4 Or, his . . . he
  5. Psalm 15:4 Or, He sweareth
  6. Psalm 15:5 Or, He putteth