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href="/bsb/psalms/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He who walks blamelessly, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He who walks with integrity <i>and</i> strength of character, and works righteousness, And speaks <i>and</i> holds truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who lives blamelessly, practices righteousness, and acknowledges the truth in his heart —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness, and acknowledges the truth in his heart— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Only those who obey God and do as they should. They speak the truth <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[A psalm by David.] The one who walks with integrity, does what is righteous, and speaks the truth within his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The one who lives with integrity, who does righteous deeds, and who speaks truth to himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He who is walking uprightly, "" And working righteousness, "" And speaking truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He who is walking uprightly, And working righteousness, And speaking truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He going blameless, and working justice, and speaking truth in his heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that walketh without blemish, and worketh justice: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 14:2>He who walks without blemish and who works justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whoever walks without blame, doing what is right, speaking truth from the heart; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right, and speak the truth from their heart;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He that walks uprightly and works righteousness and speaks the truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />One who walks without blemish and does righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, who speaks truth in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/15-2.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=1225" 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>A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">He who walks</a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tā·mîm (Adj-ms) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">with integrity</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: ū·p̄ō·‘êl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">and practices</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: ṣe·ḏeq (N-ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">righteousness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wə·ḏō·ḇêr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">who speaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: ’ĕ·meṯ (N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">the truth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: bil·ḇā·ḇōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">from his heart,</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,…<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="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...<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="/1_john/3-7.htm">1 John 3:7</a></span><br />Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-8.htm">Philippians 4:8</a></span><br />Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a></span><br />Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.<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="/colossians/3-9.htm">Colossians 3:9-10</a></span><br />Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, / and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a></span><br />Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">1 Timothy 1:5</a></span><br />The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-29.htm">1 John 2:29</a></span><br />If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a></span><br />Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Isaiah 33:15-16</a></span><br />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="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />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="/proverbs/11-3.htm">Proverbs 11:3</a></span><br />The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Proverbs 4:24-27</a></span><br />Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech. / Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead. / Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He that walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.</p><p class="hdg">He</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Psalm 84:11</a></b></br> For the LORD God <i>is</i> a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good <i>thing</i> will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-7.htm">Proverbs 2:7,8</a></b></br> He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: <i>he is</i> a buckler to them that walk uprightly… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/28-18.htm">Proverbs 28:18</a></b></br> Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but <i>he that is</i> perverse <i>in his</i> ways shall fall at once.</p><p class="hdg">worketh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-35.htm">Acts 10:35</a></b></br> But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/2-10.htm">Romans 2:10</a></b></br> But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">Ephesians 2:10</a></b></br> For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.</p><p class="hdg">speaketh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-12.htm">Psalm 34:12,13</a></b></br> What man <i>is he that</i> desireth life, <i>and</i> loveth <i>many</i> days, that he may see good? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-8.htm">Isaiah 63:8</a></b></br> For he said, Surely they <i>are</i> my people, children <i>that</i> will not lie: so he was their Saviour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16,17</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/31-6.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-10.htm">Blamelessly</a> <a href="/psalms/8-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/7-8.htm">Integrity</a> <a href="/psalms/10-18.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/14-5.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">True.</a> <a href="/job/34-12.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">Uprightly</a> <a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/psalms/14-3.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/33-29.htm">Worketh</a> <a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">Working</a> <a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/18-23.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Blamelessly</a> <a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/16-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/25-21.htm">Integrity</a> <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/37-30.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/psalms/18-30.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/19-9.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/psalms/17-2.htm">Uprightly</a> <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/psalms/73-9.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/37-5.htm">Worketh</a> <a href="/psalms/49-5.htm">Working</a> <a href="/psalms/17-4.htm">Works</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>He who walks with integrity</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of living a life that is consistent and whole, reflecting a character that aligns with God's standards. In biblical context, integrity is often associated with the Hebrew word "tamim," which means complete or blameless. This concept is seen in the life of Job, who was described as blameless and upright (<a href="/job/1.htm">Job 1:1</a>). Walking with integrity involves a daily commitment to ethical behavior and moral principles, reflecting the character of God. It is a call to live transparently, without hypocrisy, and to be trustworthy in all dealings. This aligns with the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized the importance of inner purity and sincerity (<a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a>).<p><b>and practices righteousness</b><br>Righteousness in the biblical sense refers to living in a way that is just and right according to God's laws. It involves both a legal standing before God and ethical conduct. The practice of righteousness is a recurring theme in the Psalms and Proverbs, where it is often contrasted with wickedness. Historically, the Israelites were given the Law to guide them in righteous living, and the prophets frequently called them back to this standard. In the New Testament, righteousness is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is our righteousness (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-30.htm">1 Corinthians 1:30</a>). Believers are called to practice righteousness as evidence of their faith and transformation in Christ (1 <a href="/john/3-7.htm">John 3:7</a>).<p><b>who speaks the truth from his heart</b><br>This phrase highlights the importance of honesty and sincerity in communication. Speaking truth from the heart implies that one's words are a genuine reflection of their inner convictions and beliefs. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, truthfulness was a valued virtue, and deceit was condemned. The heart, in Hebrew thought, is the center of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. Therefore, speaking truth from the heart indicates integrity and authenticity. This is echoed in the teachings of Jesus, who taught that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks (<a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a>). Truthfulness is a reflection of God's own nature, as He is a God of truth (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>), and believers are called to emulate this attribute.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/15.htm">Psalm 15</a>, King David, is traditionally understood to have written this psalm as a reflection on the qualities of those who may dwell in the presence of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>While not mentioned directly in verse 2, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/15.htm">Psalm 15</a> is about dwelling in God's holy hill, which refers to Zion, the spiritual and physical center of worship for Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous_man.htm">The Righteous Man</a></b><br>The individual described in this verse is characterized by integrity, righteousness, and truthfulness, serving as a model for believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_as_a_lifestyle.htm">Integrity as a Lifestyle</a></b><br>Walking with integrity involves consistent, honest, and upright behavior in all areas of life. It is not just about actions but also about the condition of the heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practicing_righteousness.htm">Practicing Righteousness</a></b><br>Righteousness is not merely a status but an active pursuit. Believers are called to live out their faith through righteous deeds, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/truthfulness_from_the_heart.htm">Truthfulness from the Heart</a></b><br>Speaking truth from the heart means that honesty is not just external but internal. It requires a heart transformed by God, where truth naturally flows from one's innermost being.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god.htm">The Presence of God</a></b><br>The qualities described in <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2</a> are prerequisites for dwelling in God's presence. This verse challenges believers to examine their lives and align them with God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>Believers are empowered by the Holy Spirit to live lives of integrity, righteousness, and truth. It is through His guidance and strength that we can fulfill these high standards.<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/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/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/who_are_the_144,000_in_scriptures.htm">Who are the 144,000 mentioned in religious texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_christian_fascism.htm">What defines Christian Fascism?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">Uprightly.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">he whose walking is perfect rectitude. </span>In <a href="/proverbs/28-18.htm" title="Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.">Proverbs 28:18</a> the same phrase occurs. Comp. <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm" title="He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppressions, that shakes his hands from holding of bribes, that stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;">Isaiah 33:15</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Speaketh the truth in his </span>heart--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, <span class= "ital">both thinks and speaks the truth.</span><p>"This above all: to thine own self be true,<p>And it must follow as the night the day,<p>Thou canst not then be false to any man."<p>SHAKSPEARE: <span class= "ital">Hamlet.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness</span>. An upright walk is the first requisite (comp. <a href="/genesis/17-1.htm">Genesis 17:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/26-3.htm">Psalm 26:3, 11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Isaiah 33:15</a>). Such a walk involves the doing of righteousness, not, of course, in absolute perfection, but with a sincere intention, and so as to have "the answer of a good conscience towards God" (<a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">1 Peter 3:21</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And speaketh the truth in his heart.</span> Not "<span class="accented">from</span> his heart," as in the Prayer-book Version, which would make the reference one to mere truth of speech, but "in his heart," which points to internal truthfulness - that truthfulness "in the hidden council-chamber of the soul," which "holds no parley with what is false" (Kay). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/15-2.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">He who walks</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹלֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with integrity</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּ֭מִים</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entire, integrity, truth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and practices</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפֹעֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ō·‘êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">righteousness,</span><br /><span class="heb">צֶ֑דֶק</span> <span class="translit">(ṣe·ḏeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right, equity, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who speaks</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדֹבֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏō·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the truth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֝מֶ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·meṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from his heart,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bil·ḇā·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 15:2 He who walks blamelessly does what (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/15-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 15:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 15:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/15-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 15:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 15:3" /></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>