Chapter Text
15:1 Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
15:2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart;
15:3 He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;
15:4 In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;
15:5 He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. Psalm 16 Michtam of David.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "jehovah", "shall", "sojourn", "tabernacle", "dwell", "holy", and "hill". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "jehovah" and "shall" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.