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Psalm 15 Bible in Basic English

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  • Scholarly edition
  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew (not verified)
  • NT: Critical text (not verified)
  • Protestant (66 books)
  • Simplified language
  • 1965
  • Public domain

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1 A Psalm. Of David. Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?
1 A Psalm by David. Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?
2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;
2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;
3 Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour;
3 he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;
4 Who gives honour to those who have the fear of the Lord, turning away from him who has not the Lord's approval. He who takes an oath against himself, and makes no change.
4 in whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;
5 He who does not put out his money at interest, or for payment give false decisions against men who have done no wrong. He who does these things will never be moved.
5 he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.
Cross references (5)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Psalm 24:3–5; Psalm 84:4; Psalm 61:4; Psalm 92:13; Psalm 23:6
  2. 2 Proverbs 28:18; Colossians 3:9; Ephesians 4:25; Psalm 34:12–13; Proverbs 2:7–8
  3. 3 Romans 13:10; Psalm 101:5–8; Matthew 7:12; James 4:11; Leviticus 19:16
  4. 4 Judges 11:35; Matthew 5:33; Psalm 101:6; Psalm 101:4; Isaiah 32:5–6
  5. 5 Deuteronomy 16:19; Exodus 22:25; Ezekiel 22:12; Ezekiel 18:8; Matthew 7:21–25

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XIV)

    What "to the end" means, must not be too often repeated. "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth;" as the Apostle saith. We believe on Him, when we begin to enter on the good road: we shall see Him, when we shall get to the end. And therefore is He the end.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)