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Psalms 15:1
1Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?
Psalms 15:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?
Context of Psalms 15:1
Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? 2The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; 3whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others;
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יְ֭הֹוָה מִי־יָג֣וּר בְּאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ מִֽי־יִ֝שְׁכֹּ֗ן בְּהַ֣ר קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 15:1
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
- Psalms 3:4I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
- Psalms 43:3Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
- Psalms 87:1He has founded his city on the holy mountain.
- Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,
- Revelation 14:1Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
Commentaries on Psalms 15:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? - The literal translation of this verse is, "Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in the mountain of thy holiness?" Fwor the proper understanding of this question we must note the following particulars: - The tabernacle, which was a kind of moveable temple, was a type of the Church militant, or the state of the people of God in this world. Mount Zion, the holy mount, where the temple was…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? - Margin, “sojourn.” The Hebrew word means properly to “sojourn;” that is, to abide in a place as a sojourner or stranger; not permanently, but only for a while. The idea in this place is taken from the word “tabernacle” or “tent,” with which one naturally associates the thought of sojourning, rather than that of a permanent abode. Compare Hebrews 11:9. It should not be inferred, however, that it is meant here that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The way to heaven, if we would be happy, we must be holy. We are encouraged to walk in that way. --Here is a very serious question concerning the character of a citizen of Zion. It is the happiness of glorified saints, that they dwell in the holy hill; they are at home there, they shall be for ever there. It concerns us to make it sure to ourselves that we have a place among them. A very plain and particular answer is here given. Those who desire to know…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Only those who follow God may be in the Lord’s presence (Psalm 5:4). As his guests, they experience his hospitality and protection. tent: In David’s time, God’s sanctuary was a tent (the tabernacle; see 1 Samuel 21:6; 2 Samuel 6:17; 7:6; 12:20; 1 Chronicles 6:32).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51. abide--or, "sojourn" (compare Psa 5:4), where it means under God's protection here, as (Psa 23:6, 27:4, 6) communion. tabernacle--seat of the ark (2Sa 6:17), the symbol of God's presence. holy hill--(Compare Psa 2:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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