Focused Passage

Psalms 15:1-5

Who May Dwell with the LORD?

The psalm moves from the central worship question, to a compact portrait of the righteous person’s walk, speech, relationships, loyalties, promises, finances, and justice, concluding with the promise that such a person will never be shaken.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

A Psalm of David.

1 O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?

2 He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

3 who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

4 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,

5 who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

O LORD יְ֭הֹוָה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular who מִי־ H4310 Interrogative may abide יָג֣וּר H1481 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular in Your tent בְּאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ H168 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Who מִֽי־ H4310 Interrogative may dwell יִ֝שְׁכֹּ֗ן H7931 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on Your holy קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃ H6944 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular mountain בְּהַ֣ר H2022 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 2

Original words

He who walks הוֹלֵ֣ךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular with integrity תָּ֭מִים H8549 Adjective - masculine singular and practices וּפֹעֵ֥ל H6466 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular righteousness צֶ֑דֶק H6664 Noun - masculine singular who speaks וְדֹבֵ֥ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the truth אֱ֝מֶ֗ת H571 Noun - feminine singular from his heart בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃ H3824 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

who has no לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle slander רָגַ֨ל׀ H7270 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition his tongue לְשֹׁנ֗וֹ H3956 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular who does עָשָׂ֣ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular no לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle harm רָעָ֑ה H7451 Adjective - feminine singular to his neighbor לְרֵעֵ֣הוּ H7453 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular who casts no scorn וְ֝חֶרְפָּ֗ה H2781 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular . . . לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . נָשָׂ֥א H5375 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition his friend קְרֹֽבוֹ׃ H7138 Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

who despises נִבְזֶ֤ה׀ H959 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular . . . בְּֽעֵ֘ינָ֤יו H5869 Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular the vile נִמְאָ֗ס H3988 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular but וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker honors יְכַבֵּ֑ד H3513 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular those who fear יִרְאֵ֣י H3373 Adjective - masculine plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular who does not וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle revise יָמִֽר׃ H4171 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular a costly לְ֝הָרַ֗ע H7489 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct oath נִשְׁבַּ֥ע H7650 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

who lends נָתַ֣ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular his money כַּסְפּ֤וֹ׀ H3701 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular without לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle interest בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮ H5392 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular and refuses לָ֫קָ֥ח H3947 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a bribe וְשֹׁ֥חַד H7810 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular against עַל־ H5921 Preposition the innocent נָקִ֗י H5355 Adjective - masculine singular לֹ֥א לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle He who does עֹֽשֵׂה־ H6213 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct these things אֵ֑לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural will never לֹ֖א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . לְעוֹלָֽם׃ H5769 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular be shaken יִמּ֣וֹט H4131 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

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