Psalm 15
1 A writing of David.
Keep me, O Lord;
for I have hoped in thee.
2 I said to the Lord, Thou art my Lord;
for thou hast no need of my [1]goodness.
3 On behalf of the saints that are in his land,
he hath magnified all his pleasure in them.
4 Their weaknesses have been multiplied;
afterward they hasted.
I will by no means assemble their bloody meetings,
neither will I make mention of their names with my lips.
5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:
thou art he that restoreth mine inheritance to me.
6 The lines have fallen to me in the best places,
yea, I have a most excellent heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord who hath instructed me;
my reins too have chastened me even [2]till night.
8 [3]I foresaw the Lord always before my face;
for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart rejoiced
and my tongue exulted;
moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
10 [4]because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell,
neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.
11 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life;
thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance:
at thy right hand there are delights for ever.
Notes
- 15:2 goodness: Gr. good deeds, or things ↩
- 15:7 till night: possibly, during the night. q.d. as long as night lasted ↩
- 15:8 Acts 2:25–28 (LXX ≠ Heb.) ↩
- 15:10 Acts 13:35 (Heb. + LXX) ↩