Psalm 15
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Psalms 15— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
Psalms 15:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Radak on Psalms 15:1
A Psalm of David. Lord, who shall sojourn in Thy Tabernacle? And who shall dwell in Thy Holy Hill? – Thy Tabernacle: that is, the heavens, and he designates them a tent because they are spread out as a tent. And Thy Holy Hill is Mount Moriah, where the Holy House was, for it was the most glorious place in the earth.
Read it in full at Sefaria · R. David Kimhi on the first book of Psalms, Translated by R.G. Finch, London, 1919
Aramaic Targum to Psalms 15:1
A hymn of David. O LORD, who is worthy to dwell in your tabernacle, who is worthy 59 deserves to abide on the mountain of your sanctuary?
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Psalms 15:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Aramaic Targum to Psalms 15:2
One who walks in integrity, and does righteous deeds, and speaks truth in his heart.
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Psalms 15:3· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Psalms 15:3
He did not slander with his tongue Ankuza in Old French, to accuse, as (in II Sam.:28) “And he slandered (וירגל) your servant.” This psalm is to inform us of the [proper] measure of piety.
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
Psalms 15:4· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Psalms 15:4
A base person is despised in his eyes One who is base with his wickedness is despised in the eyes of the righteous man, e.g. Hezekiah, who dragged his father’s remains in disgrace.
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Psalms 15:5· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Psalms 15:5
nor did he accept a bribe, etc. against a poor man, to condemn him in judgment by judging perversely. Our Sages explained it further to mean that he would not accept a bribe to exonerate him in judgment, and he certainly will not take a bribe to pervert the judgment.
Read it in full at Sefaria · The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg