King James Version
Psalms 15
5 verses with commentary
Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?
A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? abide: Heb. sojourn
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<strong>LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?</strong> This opening question frames one of Scripture's most searching examinations of authentic spirituality. The psalm begins not with assertion but with inquiry—perhaps the most important question any soul can ask: What qualifies someone to dwell in God's presence?<br><br>"LORD" (יְהוָה/<em>Yahweh</em>) uses God...
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(1) **Abide . . . dwell.**—Properly, as in margin, *sojourn *like a passing guest, and *dwell *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?*” *The form of Wordsworth’s...
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13-23. Job affirms his freedom from unfairness towards his servants, from harshness and oppression towards the needy.
**despise the cause--**refused to do them justice.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 15
The way to heaven, if we would be happy, we must be holy. We are encouraged to walk in that way.
--Here is a very serious question concerning the character of a citizen of Zion. It is the happiness of glorified saints, that they dwell in the holy hill; they are at home there, they shall be for ever there. It concerns us to make it sure to ourselves that we have a place among them....
Read full commentary →He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
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<strong>He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.</strong> After posing the question "Who shall dwell with God?" this verse begins the answer with three comprehensive categories: conduct (walking), action (working), and inner character (speaking truth in the heart).<br><br>"Walketh uprightly" (הוֹלֵךְ תָּמִים/<em>holekh tamim</em>) uses <em>tamim</e...
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(2) **Uprightly.**—Literally, *he whose walking is perfect rectitude. *In Proverbs 28:18 the same phrase occurs. Comp. Isaiah 33:15.
**Speaketh the truth in his **heart—*i.e.*, *both thinks and speaks the truth.*
“This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
SHAKSPEARE: *Hamlet.*
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
13-23. Job affirms his freedom from unfairness towards his servants, from harshness and oppression towards the needy.
**despise the cause--**refused to do them justice.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 15
The way to heaven, if we would be happy, we must be holy. We are encouraged to walk in that way.
--Here is a very serious question concerning the character of a citizen of Zion. It is the happiness of glorified saints, that they dwell in the holy hill; they are at home there, they shall be for ever there. It concerns us to make it sure to ourselves that we have a place among them....
Read full commentary →He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. taketh: or, receiveth, or, endureth
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This verse describes the righteous person's speech ethics: no slander ('ragal' - going about as a talebearer), no evil to a neighbor, and no reproach against friends. The Hebrew 'ragal' literally means 'to go about on foot as a spy,' indicating gossip. James 3 echoes this teaching about the tongue's destructive power. Reformed ethics sees speech as covenant faithfulness—our words should build up, ...
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(3) **He that backbiteth not.**—Literally, *he has not footed it on his tongue. *Very expressive of those who go about from house to house carrying tittle- tattle. (Comp. 1Timothy 5:13.)
**Reproach.**—The Hebrew word has a striking derivation. Properly, *the stripping of the trees of autumn fruit; *so, *stripping honour and reputation from a person. *Two different words are in the Hebrew for “neig...
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13-23. Job affirms his freedom from unfairness towards his servants, from harshness and oppression towards the needy.
**despise the cause--**refused to do them justice.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 15
The way to heaven, if we would be happy, we must be holy. We are encouraged to walk in that way.
--Here is a very serious question concerning the character of a citizen of Zion. It is the happiness of glorified saints, that they dwell in the holy hill; they are at home there, they shall be for ever there. It concerns us to make it sure to ourselves that we have a place among them....
Read full commentary →In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
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<strong>In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.</strong> This verse addresses the worshiper's values and integrity in commitments, demonstrating that fitness for God's presence involves discernment in associations and faithfulness in promises.<br><br>"In whose eyes a vile person is contemned" (נִבְזֶה ב...
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(4) **In whose eyes.**—The first clause is obscure. The subject and predicate are not clearly marked; but the Authorised Version gives the right sense. It is quite out of keeping with the context to make both verbs predicates, and to translate, “He is despised and rejected in his own eyes,” *i.e., thinks humbly of himself. *The meaning is, “Those deserving contempt are contemned; but the good who ...
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13-23. Job affirms his freedom from unfairness towards his servants, from harshness and oppression towards the needy.
**despise the cause--**refused to do them justice.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 15
The way to heaven, if we would be happy, we must be holy. We are encouraged to walk in that way.
--Here is a very serious question concerning the character of a citizen of Zion. It is the happiness of glorified saints, that they dwell in the holy hill; they are at home there, they shall be for ever there. It concerns us to make it sure to ourselves that we have a place among them....
Read full commentary →He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
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<strong>He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.</strong> This concluding verse addresses financial ethics—lending practices and judicial integrity—before promising permanent security to those who live according to these standards.<br><br>"Putteth not out his money to usury" (כַּסְפּוֹ לֹא־נָתַן בְּנֶשֶׁךְ/...
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(5) Usury was not forbidden in the legitimate commercial dealings with foreigners (Deuteronomy 23:20); and the laws against it seem to have had exclusive reference to dealings among Israelites themselves, and were evidently enacted more with a view to the protection of the poor than because the idea of usury in itself was considered wrong (Exodus 22:25; Lew 25:36). So here the context plainly seem...
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13-23. Job affirms his freedom from unfairness towards his servants, from harshness and oppression towards the needy.
**despise the cause--**refused to do them justice.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 15
The way to heaven, if we would be happy, we must be holy. We are encouraged to walk in that way.
--Here is a very serious question concerning the character of a citizen of Zion. It is the happiness of glorified saints, that they dwell in the holy hill; they are at home there, they shall be for ever there. It concerns us to make it sure to ourselves that we have a place among them....
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