Psalms 15 (GNV)

Chapter Text

15:1 A Psalme of Dauid. Lord, who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle? who shall rest in thine holy Mountaine?

15:2 He that walketh vprightly and worketh righteousnes, and speaketh the trueth in his heart.

15:3 He that slandereth not with his tongue, nor doeth euill to his neighbour, nor receiueth a false report against his neighbour.

15:4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned, but he honoureth them that feare the Lord: he that sweareth to his owne hinderance and changeth not.

15:5 He that giueth not his money vnto vsurie, nor taketh reward against the innocent: hee that doeth these things, shall neuer be moued.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "psalme", "dauid", "lord", "shall", "dwell", "tabernacle", and "rest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "psalme" and "dauid", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local GNV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "psalme" and "dauid" 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 "psalme" and "dauid" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.