Psalms 15:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

Psalms 15:1 —

Old words in this verse

abide: — stay, remain, live.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 24:3-5
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? …
Psalms 84:4
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
Psalms 61:4
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Psalms 92:13
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Psalms 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-5)

Here is, I. A very serious and weighty question concerning the characters of a citizen of Zion (Ps. 14:1): “ Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Let me know who shall go to heaven.” Not, who by name (in this way the Lord only knows those that are his), but who by description: “What kind of people are those whom thou wilt own and crown with distinguishing and everlasting favours?” This suppose…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Psa 15:1-5. Those who are fit for communion with God may be known by a conformity to His law, which is illustrated in various important particulars. 1. abide--or, “sojourn” (compare Psa 5:4), where it means under God’s protection here, as (Psa 23:6, 27:4, 6) communion. tabernacle--seat of the ark (2Sa 6:17), the symbol of God’s presence. holy hill--(Compare Psa 2:6).