Psalms 15:1
Lord, who can be guest in your tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
In Context
2The person whose walk is blameless, whose conduct is right, whose words are true and sincere;
Cross References
Psalms 2:6“This my king is installed by me, on Zion my holy mountain.”
Psalms 21:3You came to meet him with rich blessings, you set on his head a golden crown.
Psalms 24:3Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place?
Psalms 43:3Send forth your light and your truth, let them be my guides: to your holy hill let them bring me, to the place where you live.
Psalms 84:4Happy those who live in your house, praising you evermore. Selah
Psalms 92:13In the house of the Lord are they planted, in the courts of our God they will sprout.
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 →