Psalm 15–16

PSALM 15

Who May Dwell on Your Holy Mountain?

A Psalm of David.

¹O Yahweh, who may ¹sojourn ^ain Your tent?

Who may dwell on Your ^bholy mountain?

²He who ^awalks blamelessly, and works righteousness,

And ^bspeaks truth in his heart.

³He ^adoes not slander ¹with his tongue,

Nor ^bdoes evil to his neighbor,

Nor ^ctakes up a reproach against his friend;

⁴In ¹whose eyes a reprobate is despised,

But ²who ^ahonors those who fear Yahweh;

He ^bswears to his own hurt and does not change;

⁵He ^adoes not put out his money ¹at interest,

Nor ^bdoes he take a bribe against the innocent.

^cHe who does these things will never be shaken.

PSALM 16

You Will Not Forsake My Soul

A ^†Mikhtam of David.

^1aKeep me, O God, for ^bI take refuge in You.

²O my soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are ¹my Lord;

I ^ahave no good without You.”

³As for the ^1asaints who are in the earth,

They are the majestic ones ^bin whom is all my delight.

⁴The ^1apains of those who have ²bartered for another god will be multiplied;

I shall not pour out their drink offerings of ^bblood,

Nor will I ^ctake their names upon my lips.

⁵Yahweh is the ^aportion of my inheritance and my ^bcup;

You support my ^clot.

⁶The ^alines have fallen to me in pleasant places;

Indeed, my inheritance is ^bbeautiful to me.

⁷I will bless Yahweh who has ^acounseled me;

Indeed, my ^1bmind instructs me in the night.

^8aI have ^bset Yahweh continually before me;

Because He is ^cat my right hand, ^dI will not be shaken.

⁹Therefore ^amy heart is glad and ^bmy glory rejoices;

My flesh also will ^cdwell securely.

¹⁰For You ^awill not forsake my soul to Sheol;

You will not ^bgive Your ¹Holy One over to see ²corruption.

¹¹You will make known to me ^athe path of life;

In ^bYour presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are ^cpleasures forever.