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LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. LORD, who may reside in Your tent? Who may settle on Your holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O Lord, who may abide in Thy tent? Who may dwell on Thy holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A Psalm of David. O Yahweh, who may sojourn in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may lodge [as a guest] in Your tent? Who may dwell [continually] on Your holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A psalm of David. LORD, who can dwell in your tent? Who can live on your holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A Davidic psalm. LORD, who can dwell in Your tent? Who can live on Your holy mountain? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Who may stay in God's temple or live on the holy mountain of the LORD? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, who may stay in your tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, who may enter your Temple? Who may worship on Zion, your sacred hill? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD, who may stay in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A psalm of David. LORD, who may be a guest in your home? Who may live on your holy hill? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />[A Psalm by David.] LORD, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A Psalm by David. Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH, who sojourns in Your tent? Who dwells in Your holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who doth sojourn in Thy tent? Who doth dwell in Thy holy hill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Chanting of David. O Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tent? who shall dwell in thy holy mountain?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A psalm of David. Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest in thy holy hill? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 14:1>A Psalm of David. O Lord, who will dwell in your tabernacle? Or who will rest on your holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A psalm of David. LORD, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy hill?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />LORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? who shall inhabit thy holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, who will inhabit your tent, and who is going to dwell in your holy mountain?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall sojourn in Thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell upon Thy holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. O Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? and who shall dwell in thy holy mountain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/15-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1215" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/15.htm">Who May Dwell on Your Holy Hill?</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4210.htm" title="4210: miz·mō·wr (N-ms) -- A melody. From zamar; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes.">A Psalm</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God."> O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/1481.htm" title="1481: yā·ḡūr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road, i.e. Sojourn; also to shrink, fear; also to gather for hostility.">may abide</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ā·ho·le·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">in Your tent?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: yiš·kōn (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">may dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·še·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">on Your holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountain?</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a></span><br />Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? / He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Isaiah 33:14-16</a></span><br />The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?” / He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— / he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a></span><br />Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a></span><br />But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></span><br />With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21</a></span><br />Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a></span><br />And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a></span><br />Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Revelation 21:27</a></span><br />But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Psalm 27:4</a></span><br />One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/61-4.htm">Psalm 61:4</a></span><br />Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Psalm 84:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! / My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10</a></span><br />For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Lord, who shall abide in your tabernacle? who shall dwell in your holy hill?</p><p class="hdg">abide.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6</a></b></br> Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Psalm 3:4</a></b></br> I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3,4</a></b></br> O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/39-9.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">Live</a> <a href="/psalms/11-1.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/job/39-27.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-39.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/job/36-29.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/job/36-29.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/25-13.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/psalms/20-6.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/psalms/16-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/22-26.htm">Live</a> <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/20-2.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/psalms/61-4.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/psalms/18-11.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/psalms/18-11.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">David describes a citizen of Zion</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A Psalm of David.</b><br>This introduction identifies King David as the author, a shepherd turned king, known for his deep relationship with God. David's psalms often reflect his personal experiences and his heart for God. As a historical figure, David's life provides context for understanding the psalm's themes of worship and righteousness. His reign established Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel, which is significant for the themes of dwelling in God's presence.<p><b>O LORD,</b><br>The use of "LORD" in all capitals signifies the Hebrew name Yahweh, the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature. This invocation sets a tone of reverence and acknowledges God's sovereignty and holiness. It reflects the intimate relationship between God and His people, as seen throughout the Old Testament, where God is both a personal and national deity.<p><b>who may abide in Your tent?</b><br>The "tent" refers to the Tabernacle, the portable dwelling place of God among the Israelites before the construction of the Temple. It symbolizes God's presence and the place of worship and sacrifice. The question implies a desire for closeness with God and raises the issue of who is worthy to enter His presence. This echoes the requirements for priests and Levites who served in the Tabernacle, emphasizing purity and holiness (<a href="/exodus/29-44.htm">Exodus 29:44-46</a>).<p><b>Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?</b><br>"Your holy mountain" refers to Mount Zion in Jerusalem, the site of the future Temple, and a symbol of God's eternal kingdom. It represents a place of divine presence and ultimate worship. The question highlights the theme of righteousness required to be in God's presence, connecting to the broader biblical narrative of holiness and the separation between God and sin. This phrase also foreshadows the eschatological vision of God's kingdom, where the faithful will dwell with Him eternally (<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a>, <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lord.htm">LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. In this context, it highlights God's holiness and the reverence due to Him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tent.htm">Tent (Tabernacle)</a></b><br>Refers to the dwelling place of God among His people, symbolizing His presence and the place of worship and communion with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_hill.htm">Holy Hill (Zion)</a></b><br>Represents the location of the Temple in Jerusalem, a place of divine presence and worship, symbolizing God's kingdom and His rule.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_integrity.htm">Holiness and Integrity</a></b><br>To dwell in God's presence, one must pursue a life of holiness and integrity. This involves aligning one's actions and heart with God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_and_communion.htm">Worship and Communion</a></b><br>Abiding in God's tent signifies a life of worship and communion with Him. Believers are called to cultivate a relationship with God through prayer, worship, and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites prepared to enter the Tabernacle, believers must prepare their hearts to enter God's presence, seeking forgiveness and purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>The imagery of the tent and holy hill also points to the importance of communal worship and fellowship with other believers, encouraging mutual edification and accountability.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_15_contradict_god's_open_invite.htm">Psalm 15:1 says only certain people can dwell with the Lord; doesn’t this contradict the broader biblical idea of God’s universal invitation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_flawed_david_teach_morality.htm">If Psalm 15 is attributed to David, how can a flawed king instruct perfect moral conduct without undermining his own credibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_15_2-3_with_rahab's_lie.htm">Psalm 15:2–3 demands complete truthfulness and no slander; how do we reconcile this with instances of approved deceit (e.g., Rahab in Joshua 2)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_gossip_about_others.htm">Why speak ill of others behind their backs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Abide . . . dwell.</span>--Properly, as in margin, <span class= "ital">sojourn </span>like a passing guest, and <span class= "ital">dwell </span>like a resident. But here the two terms are apparently used as synonyms. It was the natural form in which to put the question at Jerusalem, where God had His abode in the Temple, and we may paraphrase it thus: "What constitutes a true and genuine citizen of the kingdom of God?<span class= "ital">" </span>The form of Wordsworth's poem, "Who is the happy warrior? who is he," &c, was possibly suggested by the Psalm, and it may be read with advantage by the side of it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?</span> rather, <span class="accented">Who shall sojourn</span>? Whom wilt thou accept as a sojourner in thy tent, to be near to thee, and consort with thee? <span class="cmt_word">Who shall dwell</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> whom wilt thou permit to dwell) <span class="cmt_word">in thy holy hill?</span> The "tabernacle" and the "holy hill" of Zion are, of course, not to be understood literally. They are figurative expressions, pointing to the Divine presence and favour, and the blessedness of abiding in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/15-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A Psalm</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְמ֗וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(miz·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> </span><span class="str2">Instrumental music, a poem set to notes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָ֫וִ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הֹוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may abide</span><br /><span class="heb">יָג֣וּר</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḡūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1481.htm">Strong's 1481: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your tent?</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·ho·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝שְׁכֹּ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·kōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on Your holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·še·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hill?</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 15:1 A Psalm by David (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/14-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 14:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 14:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/15-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 15:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 15:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>