Psalm 15/Text/Lines
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| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד | 1a | A psalm by David. |
| יְ֭הֹוָה מִי־יָג֣וּר בְּאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ | 1b | YHWH, who may dwell in your dwelling place? |
| מִֽי־יִ֝שְׁכֹּ֗ן בְּהַ֣ר קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | 1c | Who may stay on your holy mountain? |
| הוֹלֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים וּפֹעֵ֥ל צֶ֑דֶק | 2a | The one who walks with integrity, and the one who does what is right, |
| וְדֹבֵ֥ר אֱ֝מֶ֗ת בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃ | 2b | and the one who speaks truth sincerely. |
| לֹֽא־רָגַ֨ל ׀ עַל־לְשֹׁנ֗וֹ | 3a | He has not slandered; |
| לֹא־עָשָׂ֣ה לְרֵעֵ֣הוּ רָעָ֑ה | 3b | he has not done wrong to his neighbour, |
| וְ֝חֶרְפָּ֗ה לֹא־נָשָׂ֥א עַל־קְרֹֽבוֹ׃ | 3c | and has not uttered a taunt against his relative. |
| נִבְזֶ֤ה ׀ בְּֽעֵ֘ינָ֤יו נִמְאָ֗ס | 4a | The rejected one is despised in his opinion, |
| וְאֶת־יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֣ה יְכַבֵּ֑ד | 4b | and he honours those who fear YHWH. |
| נִשְׁבַּ֥ע לְ֝הָרַ֗ע וְלֹ֣א יָמִֽר׃ | 4c | Having sworn so as to harm (himself), he will not change. |
| כַּסְפּ֤וֹ ׀ לֹא־נָתַ֣ן בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮ | 5a | He has not given his money with interest, |
| וְשֹׁ֥חַד עַל־נָקִ֗י לֹ֥א לָ֫קָ֥ח | 5b | and has not taken a bribe against an innocent person. |
| עֹֽשֵׂה־אֵ֑לֶּה לֹ֖א יִמּ֣וֹט לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | 5c | The one who does these things will never be shaken. |