Psalm 15–16

Psalm 15

A Psalm of David.

¹Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle?

Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

²He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness,

And speaketh truth in his heart;

³He that slandereth not with his tongue,

Nor doeth evil to his friend,

Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

⁴In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,

But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah;

He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;

⁵He that putteth not out his money to interest,

Nor taketh reward against the innocent.

He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 16

Michtam of David.

¹Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.

²O my soul, thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord:

I have no good beyond thee.

³As for the saints that are in the earth,

They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

⁴Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god:

Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer,

Nor take their names upon my lips.

⁵Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:

Thou maintainest my lot.

⁶The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;

Yea, I have a goodly heritage.

⁷I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel;

Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.

⁸I have set Jehovah always before me:

Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

⁹Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth;

My flesh also shall dwell in safety.

¹⁰For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol;

Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

¹¹Thou wilt show me the path of life:

In thy presence is fulness of joy;

In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.