Through My Bible Yr 03 – August 12

Through My Bible – August 12

Psalm 15 – 16 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

¹ Lord, who may be a guest in your tent?
Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

² One who walks with integrity,
who does what is righteous,
and who speaks the truth in his heart.
³ He has no slander on his tongue.
He does not harm his friend,
and he does not defame his neighbor.
⁴ He despises everyone whom God rejects,
but he honors those who fear the Lord.
When he promises something,
    he does not break his word
    even though it costs him a lot.
⁵ He does not lend his money to get interest, ^[1]
and he does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
One who does these things will never be toppled.

¹ Guard me, O God, for I take refuge in you.
² I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord.
I have no good apart from you.” ^[3]
3 The holy ones who are in the land are glorious.
All my delight is in them.
⁴ Those who chase after another god will increase their sorrows.
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood.
I will not take up their names on my lips.

⁵ Lord, you are the cup that has been given to me.
You have secured an allotment for me.
⁶ The property lines chosen for me fall in pleasant places.
Yes, a delightful inheritance is mine.
⁷ I will bless the Lord, who guides me.
Even at night my heart ^[4] instructs me.
⁸ I have set the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
⁹ Therefore my heart is glad,
and my whole being ^[5] rejoices.
Even my flesh will dwell securely
¹⁰     because you will not abandon my life to the grave.
    You will not let your favored one ^[6] see decay.
¹¹ You have made known to me the path of life,
    fullness of joy in your presence,
    pleasures at your right hand forever.

Footnotes

1. Psalm 15:5 Or perhaps excessive interest
2. Psalm 16:1 The meaning of miktam is uncertain. It may mean a golden psalm or a choice piece or a psalm inscribed on a tablet.
3. Psalm 16:2 The Hebrew of verses 2–4 is difficult and may be understood in more than one way.
4. Psalm 16:7 Literally kidneys. In Hebrew the word kidneys has some of the same connotations that heart does in English.
5. Psalm 16:9 Literally my glory. A few manuscripts read liver, which in Hebrew idiom parallels heart as a center of emotion.
6. Psalm 16:10 The Hebrew word hasid refers to a person who receives favor or distributes mercy. Here it refers to Christ, but it is not capitalized because it does not become one of his messianic titles.