Psalm 15–16

Psalm 15

A psalm of David.

¹Lord, who may dwell^r in your sacred tent?^s

Who may live on your holy mountain?^t

²The one whose walk is blameless,^u

who does what is righteous,

who speaks the truth^v from their heart;

³whose tongue utters no slander,^w

who does no wrong to a neighbor,

and casts no slur on others;

⁴who despises a vile person

but honors^x those who fear the Lord;

who keeps an oath^y even when it hurts,

and does not change their mind;

⁵who lends money to the poor without interest;^z

who does not accept a bribe^a against the innocent.

Whoever does these things

will never be shaken.^b

Psalm 16

A miktam^a of David.

¹Keep me safe,^c my God,

for in you I take refuge.^d

²I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;^e

apart from you I have no good thing.”^f

³I say of the holy people^g who are in the land,^h

“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

⁴Those who run after other godsⁱ will suffer^j more and more.

I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods

or take up their names^k on my lips.

⁵Lord, you alone are my portion^l and my cup;^m

you make my lotⁿ secure.

⁶The boundary lines^o have fallen for me in pleasant places;

surely I have a delightful inheritance.^p

⁷I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;^q

even at night^r my heart instructs me.

⁸I keep my eyes always on the Lord.

With him at my right hand,^s I will not be shaken.^t

⁹Therefore my heart is glad^u and my tongue rejoices;

my body also will rest secure,^v

¹⁰because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,^w

nor will you let your faithful^b one^x see decay.^y

¹¹You make known to me the path of life;^z

you will fill me with joy in your presence,^a

with eternal pleasures^b at your right hand.^c