Psalms

Psalm 15

The proper character of a citizen of Zion.


0A Psalm of David.

1LORD, awho shall 1abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

1Heb. sojourn.

a Ps. 24.3,4; 1.5; 2.6. Re. 14.1,4. Jn. 3.3-5. 2Co. 13.5.

2He that bwalketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and cspeaketh the truth in his heart.

b Is. 33.15,16. Zec. 8.16. 2Co. 1.12. Ac. 24.16. Lu. 1.6. c Ep. 4.25.

3He that dbackbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor 2taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

2Or, receiveth, or endureth.

d Le. 19.16. Ps. 34.13. Ex. 23.1. Ja. 4.11.

4In whose eyes ea *vile person is *contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and fchangeth not.

*vile-lowly.

*contemned-despised, scorned.

e 2Ki. 3.14. Es. 3.2. Ps. 101.4; 119.63,115; 16.3. Lu. 23.9. Ro. 12.11 f Ex. 20.7. Mat. 5.33.

5He gthat putteth not out his money to *usury, nor htaketh reward against the innocent. iHe that doeth these things shall never be moved.

*usury-interest on money lent.

g Ex. 22.25. Le. 25.36. De. 23.19. Eze. 18.8,17; 22.12. h Ex. 23.8. De. 16.19. i 2Pe. 1.4-11. Je. 32.39,40. Ps. 125.1,2. Mat. 7.25. Pr. 10.25.