Psalms 15:1
The inscription of a title: of David himself. Preserve me, O Lord, because I have hoped in you.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
In Context
2I have said to the Lord: “You are my God, so you have no need of my goodness.”
Cross References
Psalms 2:6Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.
Psalms 21:3My God, I will cry out by day, and you will not heed, and by night, and it will not be foolishness for me.
Psalms 24:3And do not let my enemies laugh at me. For all who remain with you will not be confounded.
Psalms 43:3Your hand dispersed the Gentiles, and you transplanted them. You afflicted a people, and you expelled them.
Psalms 84:4You have mitigated all your wrath. You have turned aside from the wrath of your indignation.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 15:1
The scope of this short but excellent psalm is to show us the way to heaven, and to convince us that, if we would be happy, we must be holy and honest. Christ, who is himself the way, and in whom we must walk as our way, has also shown us the same way that is here prescribed, Matt. xix. 17 . "If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." In this psalm, I. By the question ( ver. 1 ) we are directed and excited to enquire for the way. II. By the answer to that question, in the rest of the psalm, we are… Read the whole commentary →