Psalm 15–16

PSALM 15

Description of a Citizen of Zion.

A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord, who may ¹abide ^ain Your tent?

Who may dwell on Your ^bholy hill?

²He who ^awalks with integrity, 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 the Lord;

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

The Lord the Psalmist’s Portion in Life and Deliverer in Death.

A ^†Mikhtam of David.

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

²¹I said to the Lord, “You are ²my Lord;

I ^ahave no good besides You.”

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

²They are the majestic ones ^bin whom is all my delight.

⁴The ^1asorrows 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.

⁵The Lord is the ^aportion of my inheritance and my ^bcup;

You support my ^clot.

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

Indeed, my heritage is ^bbeautiful to me.

⁷I will bless the Lord who has ^acounseled me;

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

^8aI have ^bset the Lord 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 abandon my soul to ¹Sheol;

Nor will You ^2ballow Your ³Holy One to ⁴undergo decay.

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.