Psalms 15:1
“A psalm of David.” Lord, who may sojourn in thy tent? who may dwell on thy holy mount?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
In Context
2He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart;
Cross References
Psalms 2:6[Saying,] Yet have I appointed my king upon Zion my holy mount.
Psalms 21:3(21:4) For thou meetest him unasked with the blessings of happiness: thou settest on his head a crown of pure gold.
Psalms 24:3Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord? and who shall be able to stand in his holy place?
Psalms 43:3Send thou thy light and thy truth, these shall guide me; they shall bring me unto thy holy mountain, and to thy dwellings:
Psalms 84:4(84:5) Happy are they who dwell in thy house: they will be continually praising thee. Selah.
Psalms 92:13(92:14) Planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God shall they spring up.
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 →