The Character of Those Who May Dwell with the Lord
A Psalm of David.
1Lord, awho may 1abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
And works righteousness,
And speaks the btruth in his heart;
3He who cdoes not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
dNor does he 2take up a reproach against his friend;
4eIn whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who fswears to his own hurt and does not change;
5He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things gshall never be moved.
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Psalm 15 — The New International Version (NIV)
TitleA psalm of David.
1Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
2The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;
3whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
4who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
5who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.
Psalm 15 — English Standard Version (ESV)
TitleA Psalm of David.
1O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent?
Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
2He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
and speaks truth in his heart;
3who does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
4in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord;
who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5who does not put out his money at interest
and does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be moved.
Psalm 15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
TitleA Psalm of David.
1Lord, Who shall abide in thy tabernacle?
Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
2He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness,
And speaketh the truth in his heart.
3He that backbiteth not with his tongue,
Nor doeth evil to his neighbour,
Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
4In whose eyes a vile person is contemned;
But he honoureth them that fear the Lord.
He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
5He that putteth not out his money to usury,
Nor taketh reward against the innocent.
He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalm 15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
TitleA psalm of David.
1Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord?
Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?
2Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right,
speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
3Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends.
4Those who despise flagrant sinners,
and honor the faithful followers of the Lord,
and keep their promises even when it hurts.
5Those who lend money without charging interest,
and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent.
Such people will stand firm forever.
Psalm 15 — New Century Version (NCV)
TitleA psalm of David.
1Lord, who may enter your Holy Tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
2Only those who are innocent
and who do what is right.
Such people speak the truth from their hearts
3and do not tell lies about others.
They do no wrong to their neighbors
and do not gossip.
4They do not respect hateful people
but honor those who honor the Lord.
They keep their promises to their neighbors,
even when it hurts.
5They do not charge interest on money they lend
and do not take money to hurt innocent people.
Whoever does all these things will never be destroyed.
Psalm 15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
TitleA 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 15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
TitleA Psalm of David.
1Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tent? who shall dwell in the hill of thy holiness? 2He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth from his heart. 3He that slandereth not with his tongue, doeth not evil to his companion, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour; 4In whose eyes the depraved person is contemned, and who honoureth them that fear Jehovah; who, if he have sworn to his own hurt, changeth it not; 5He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalm 15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
TitleA psalm by David.
1O Lord, who may stay in your tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
2The one who walks with integrity,
does what is righteous,
and speaks the truth within his heart.
3The one who does not slander with his tongue,
do evil to a friend,
or bring disgrace on his neighbor.
4The one who despises those rejected by God
but honors those who fear the Lord.
The one who makes a promise and does not break it,
even though he is hurt by it.
5The one who does not collect interest on a loan
or take a bribe against an innocent person.
Whoever does these things will never be shaken.
Psalm 15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
TitleA Davidic psalm.
1Lord, who can dwell in Your tent?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?
2The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart —
3who does not slander with his tongue,
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,
4who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,
5who does not lend his money at interest
or take a bribe against the innocent —
the one who does these things will never be moved.
Psalm 15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
TitleA Psalm of David.
1O Lord, who may abide in your tent?
Who may dwell on your holy hill?
2Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right,
and speak the truth from their heart;
3who do not slander with their tongue,
and do no evil to their friends,
nor take up a reproach against their neighbors;
4in whose eyes the wicked are despised,
but who honor those who fear the Lord;
who stand by their oath even to their hurt;
5who do not lend money at interest,
and do not take a bribe against the innocent.
Those who do these things shall never be moved.
Psalm 15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
TitleA psalm of David.
1O Yahweh, who may reside in your tent?
Who may dwell on your holy mountain?
2He who walks blamelessly and does what is right.
He who speaks honestly in his heart.
3He does not slander with his tongue.
He does not harm his friend,
nor bring up a disgrace against his neighbor.
4In his eyes a rejected one is contemptible,
but he honors those who respect Yahweh.
He takes an oath to his own injury and does not retract it.
5He does not lend his money at interest,
and does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
will never be shaken.
Psalm 15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
TitleA psalm of David.
1Lord, who can live in your sacred tent?
Who can stay on your holy hill?
2Anyone who lives without blame
and does what is right.
He speaks the truth from his heart.
3He doesn’t tell lies about others.
He doesn’t do wrong to his neighbors.
He doesn’t say anything bad about them.
4He hates sinful people.
He honors those who have respect for the Lord.
He keeps his promises
even when it hurts.
5He lends his money without charging too much interest.
He doesn’t accept money to harm those who aren’t guilty.
Anyone who lives like that
will always be secure.
Psalm 15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
TitleA Psalm of David.
1O Lord, who may abide in Your tent?
Who may dwell on Your holy hill?
2He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart.
3He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
4In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But who honors those who fear the Lord;
He swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5He does not put out his money at interest,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken.
