Psalm 15:1,Psalm 15:2,Psalm 15:4

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 15:1

(1) Abide . . . dwell.—Properly, as in margin, sojourn like a passing guest, and dwell like a resident. But here the two terms are apparently used as synonyms. It was the natural form in which to put the question at Jerusalem, where God had His abode in the Temple, and we may paraphrase it thus: “What constitutes a true and genuine citizen of the kingdom of God?” The form of Wordsworth’s poem, “Who is the happy warrior? who is he,” &c, was possibly suggested by the Psalm, and it may be read... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 15:1-5

Psalms 15:0 John Wilson (Christopher North) chooses this Psalm to be sung at the 'elder's deathbed,' for 'it was a custom in Scotland that the ransomed of the Lord returned and came to Zion with songs'. John Ker. References. XV. 2. T. Sadler, Sermons for Children, p. 106. XV. F. D. Maurice, Sermons, vol. ii. p. 69. International Critical Commentary, vol. i. p. 112. A. Maclaren, Life of David, p. 174. I. Williams, The Psalms Interpreted of Christ, p. 272. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 15:1-5

Psalms 15:1-5THE ideal worshipper of Jehovah is painted in this psalm in a few broad outlines. Zion is holy because God’s "tent" is there. This is the only hint of date given by the psalm; and all that can be said is that if that consecration of Thy hill was recent, the poet would naturally ponder all the more deeply the question of who were fit to dwell in the new solemnities of the abode of Jehovah. The tone of the psalm, then, accords with the circumstances of the time when David brought the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 15:1-5

Psalms 15:0 1. The question (Psalms 15:1 ) 2. The answer (Psalms 15:2-5 ) Psalms 15:1 . The connection with the previous Psalm is obvious. When He comes and that promised salvation becomes reality, who then shall sojourn in His tabernacle? Who shall dwell in His holy hill? Who will become a partaker of that kingdom, when the King is set upon the holy hill of Zion? Psalms 15:2-5 . The answer is given. The character here described is impossible for the natural man. To walk uprightly, to work... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 15:1-5

Psalms 11:0 A song of trust. The declaration “In the Lord put I my trust” (Psalms 11:1 ) is buttressed by the reason (Psalms 11:7 ), while all between describes the condition in which David finds himself. Urged to flee from his enemies (Psalms 11:1 ), he shows the futility of the attempt (Psalms 11:2 ). The moral foundations are being undermined (Psalms 11:3 ), and only Jehovah is able to discriminate and judge (Psalms 11:4-6 ). Psalms 12:0 The evil speaker. The close relation between this... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Psalms 15:1-5

A Citizen of Zion Psalms 15:0 The history of this psalm takes us back to the occasion of the ark being brought into the tabernacle at Zion. This fixture of date has been endorsed as probable by the most eminent ancient and modern critics. This psalm strikingly resembles its immediate predecessor, and it is supposed that it may have been recited before the tabernacle when the ark was placed in it. The great cry of this psalm goes out from a solicitude that concerns itself with the question of... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 15:1

CONTENTS Every portion of this beautiful Psalm is gospel. It treats first of Christ, and then of his people in him. Here is the Citizen of Zion described in his per - son, life, and conduct. A Psalm of David. Psalms 15:1 The Psalm opens with an interesting question, humbly proposed to the Lord himself, Who shall be the happy person dwelling on the Lord's holy hill? Reader, remark first, that if we desire to know the Lord, that instruction must come from the Lord. Jesus is the way, and the... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 15:1

The inscription of a title. That is, a pillar or monument, Greek: stelographia: which is as much as to say, that this psalm is most worthy to be engraved on an everlasting monument. (Challoner) --- Mictam. Protestants, "Michtam." Marginal note, or "golden psalm of David," or most excellent. St. Jerome, &c., have divided the word into two: "of the humble and upright David." (Haydock) --- It may signify "inscribed." (Calmet) --- But there seems to be no reason for abandoning the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 15:1-5

The Conditions of Access to God. Every true believer who places his trust in the atonement of Jesus will, by virtue of this faith of his heart, repudiate sin and walk in the way of God's will. He is thereby distinguished from the hypocrite, the confession of whose lips does not agree with the condition of his heart, as this sacred poem shows. A psalm of David. v. 1. Lord, who shall abide in Thy Tabernacle? making the dwelling of God his everlasting habitation, being in constant communion... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 15:1-5

Psalms 15:0.A Psalm of David.1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness,And speaketh the truth in his heart.3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue,Nor doeth evil to his neighbor,Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor.4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned;But he honoreth them that fear the Lord.He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.5 He that putteth not out... read more