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Psalms 15
1Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?
2He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;
3He who doesn't slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;
4In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;
5he who doesn't lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken. A Poem by David.
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Access to God in his Temple Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
Access to God: A Privilege of Saints Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God: Saints Deprecate Psalm 15:4
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Backbiting: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 15:1–3
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Character of Saints: Upright Psalm 15:2
He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
Charging Interest Psalm 15:5
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Christian Conduct: Honoring Others Psalm 15:4
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Church: Holy Hill Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
Church: Tabernacle Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
Company: Evil Psalm 15:4
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Covenants: The Jews: Regarded, As Sacred Psalm 15:4
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
David: King of Israel: At This Time, Probably, David Writes Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
False Accusations Psalm 15:3
who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Fear of God: Reverence Psalm 15:4
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Holiness: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 15:1–5
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Honesty: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 15:5
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Integrity: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 15:1–5
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Interest Psalm 15:5
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Money: Silver Used As Psalm 15:5
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Neighbor: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 15:1–3
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Oath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 15:1, 2, 4
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Oaths: The Jews: Generally Respected the Obligation of Psalm 15:4
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Psalms: Didactic Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
Righteous: Described Psalm 15:1–5
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, / who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
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Psalms 15:1 Verse 1
soft--tender or gentle. turneth ... wrath--from any one. stir up--as a smouldering fire is excited.
Psalms 15:2 Verse 2
useth ... aright--commends knowledge by its proper use. poureth out--utters abundantly (Pr 12:23), and so disgusts others.
Psalms 15:3 Verse 3
beholding--watching (compare Pr 5:21; Ps 66:7).
Psalms 15:4 Verse 4
A wholesome tongue--(Compare Margin), pacifying and soothing language. tree of life--(Pr 3:18; 11:30). perverseness therein--cross, ill-natured language. breach ... spirit--(compare Isa 65:14, Hebrew), grieves, instead of appeasing.
Psalms 15:5 Verse 5
(Compare Pr 4:1; 10:17; 13:1-18). is prudent--acts discreetly.
Psalms 15:6 Verse 6
treasure--implying utility. trouble--vexation and affliction.
Psalms 15:7 Verse 7
(Compare Pr 10:20, 21). heart ... not so--not right, or vain.
Psalms 15:8-9 Verses 8-9
The sacrifice [and] prayer--are acts of worship. way ... followeth ... righteousness--denote conduct. God's regard for the worship and deeds of the righteous and wicked respectively, so stated in Ps 50:17; Isa 1:11.
Psalms 15:10 Verse 10
(Compare Pr 10:17). the way--that in which God would have him to go (Pr 2:13; Ps 119:1).
Psalms 15:11 Verse 11
Hell--(Ps 16:10). destruction--or, "Abaddon," the place of the destroyer. All the unseen world is open to God, much more men's hearts.
Psalms 15:12 Verse 12
(Compare Pr 9:8). go unto the wise--to be instructed.
Psalms 15:13 Verse 13
maketh ... countenance--or, "benefits the countenance." spirit is broken--and so the countenance is sad.
Psalms 15:14 Verse 14
(Compare Pr 10:21, 22). The wise grow wiser, the fools more foolish (Pr 9:9).
Psalms 15:15 Verse 15
The state of the heart governs the outward condition. evil--sad, contrasted with the cheerfulness of a feast.
Psalms 15:16 Verse 16
trouble--agitation, implying the anxieties and perplexities attending wealth held by worldlings (Pr 16:18; 1Ti 6:6).
Psalms 15:17 Verse 17
dinner--or, "allowance" (2Ki 25:30)-- of herbs--and that the plainest. and hatred--(compare Pr 10:12, 18).
Psalms 15:18 Verse 18
(Compare Pr 14:29; 16:32).
Psalms 15:19 Verse 19
The difficulties of the slothful result from want of energy; the righteous find a plain [and open] way--literally, "a highway," by diligence (1Sa 10:7; Ps 1:3).
Psalms 15:20 Verse 20
(Compare Pr 10:1).
Psalms 15:21 Verse 21
walketh uprightly--and so finds his joy (Pr 3:6; 10:23).
Psalms 15:22 Verse 22
Without counsel--or, "deliberation," implying a wise deference to the opinions of the wise and good, contrasted with rashness.
Psalms 15:23 Verse 23
Good advice blesses the giver and receiver.
Psalms 15:24 Verse 24
(Compare Col 3:2). Holy purposes prevent sinning, and so its evils.
Psalms 15:25 Verse 25
The most desolate who have God's aid have more permanent good than the self-reliant sinner (Pr 2:22; 12:7). border--or, "boundary for possessions" (Ps 78:54).
Psalms 15:26 Verse 26
are pleasant words--that is, pleasing to God (Pr 8:8, 9).
Psalms 15:27 Verse 27
(Compare Pr 11:17). Avarice brings trouble to him and his. hateth gifts--or, "bribes" (Ex 23:8; Ps 15:5), and is not avaricious.
Psalms 15:28 Verse 28
(Compare Pr 15:14; 10:11). Caution is the fruit of wisdom; rashness of folly.
Psalms 15:29 Verse 29
far ... wicked--in His love and favor (Ps 22:11; 119:155).
Psalms 15:30 Verse 30
light of the eyes--(Pr 13:9). What gives light rejoiceth the heart, by relieving from anxiety as to our course; so good report--or, "doctrine" (Isa 28:9; 53:1), maketh ... fat--or, "gives prosperity" (Pr 3:13-17; 9:11). The last clause is illustrated by the first.
Psalms 15:31-32 Verses 31-32
(Compare Pr 10:17). reproof of life--which leads to life. abideth ... wise--is numbered among them.
Psalms 15:32 Verse 32
refuseth--or, "neglects," "passes by" (Pr 1:25; 4:15). despiseth ... soul--so acts as if esteeming its interests of no value.
Psalms 15:33 Verse 33
The fear ... wisdom--Wisdom instructs in true piety. before ... humility--(compare Lu 24:26; 1Pe 1:11); opposite (compare Pr 16:18).