Psalm 15:1-5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 15:5

Putteth not out his money to usury - read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 15:1

Verse 1 1.O Jehovah, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? As nothing is more common in the world than falsely to assume the name of God, or to pretend to be his people, and as a great part of men allow themselves to do this without any apprehension of the danger it involves, David, without stopping to speak to men, addresses himself to God, which he considers the better course; and he intimates, that if men assume the title of the people of God, without being so in deed and in truth, they gain... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 15:2

Verse 2 2.He that walketh in integrity. Here we should mark, that in the words there is an implied contrast between the vain boasting of those who are only the people of God in name, or who make only a bare profession of being so, which consists in outward observances, and this indubitable and genuine evidence of true godliness which David commends. But it might be asked, As the service of God takes precedence of the duties of charity towards our neighbors, why is there no mention here made of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 15:3

Verse 3 David, after having briefly set forth the virtues with which all who desire to have a place in the Church ought to be endued, now enumerates certain vices from which they ought to be free. In the first place, he tells them that they must not be slanderers or detractors; secondly, that they must restrain themselves from doing any thing mischievous and injurious to their neighbors; and, thirdly, that they must not aid in giving currency to calumnies and false reports. Other vices, from... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 15:4

Verse 4 The first part of this verse is explained in different ways. Some draw from it this meaning, that the true servants of God are contemptible and worthless in their own estimation. If we adopt this interpretation, the copula and, which David does not express, must be supplied, making the reading thus, He is vile and despised in his own eyes. But besides the consideration, that, if this had been the sense, the words would probably have been joined together by the copula and, I have another... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 15:5

Verse 5 In this verse David enjoins the godly neither to oppress their neighbors by usury, nor to suffer themselves to be corrupted with bribes to favor unrighteous causes. With respect to the first clause, as David seems to condemn all kinds of usury in general, and without exception, the very name has been every where held in detestation. But crafty men have invented specious names under which to conceal the vice; and thinking by this artifice to escape, they have plundered with greater... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 15:1

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? rather, Who shall sojourn ? Whom wilt thou accept as a sojourner in thy tent, to be near to thee, and consort with thee? Who shall dwell ( i.e. whom wilt thou permit to dwell) in thy holy hill? The "tabernacle" and the "holy hill" of Zion are, of course, not to be understood literally. They are figurative expressions, pointing to the Divine presence and favour, and the blessedness of abiding in them. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 15:1-2

A standard of integrity. "Lord, who shall abide," etc.? We may truly call this brief psalm a flawless gem of religious ethics, unmatched in all the treasures of heathen literature. It is a sufficient proof that the moral failures which surprise and distress us in many of the Old Testament saints were due to human infirmity—the imperfect character of the men and of the times, not to deficient revelation of truth and duty. Then, as now, men knew more than they practised. What the New... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 15:1-5

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 15:1-5

The man in undisturbed rest. It matters little when this psalm was written, or by whom. Although there is no reason for denying its Davidic authorship, still its contents are manifestly and equally precious, whoever was the inspired penman, and whenever he penned these words. Manifestly, the psalm is a product of Judaism. £ The Mosaic legislation had its ritual, but it was not ritualistic. There was not only an altar of sacrifice, but also a pillar of testimony and the tables of the Law;... read more

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