Bible Strands
Psalms 15:1
A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses Yahweh directly, posing a qualifying question about who is permitted God's presence. The psalm opens as an inquiry, not a petition.
The words — יָגוּר (yāgûr, "to sojourn, take temporary refuge") and יִשְׁכּוֹן (yiš̱kôn, "to dwell permanently") form a deliberate progression: first lodging, then residence. The tent (אֹהֶל) is the tabernacle, not a generic shelter.
The thread — Psalms 24:3 asks the same question in different language ("Who may ascend the hill of the LORD?"). Psalms 84:4 and 61:4 echo the dwelling motif as a stated blessing and a prayer, respectively.
Why it lands — The verse is a filter, not a promise; it hands the reader a standard to measure themselves against before v.2 supplies the criteria.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
A Psalm of David. Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
Cross-references
- Psalms 24:3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?
- Psalms 84:4 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
- Psalms 61:4 Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
- Psalms 92:13 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
- Psalms 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- Revelation 21:23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Psalms 43:3 Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
- Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- Hebrews 12:22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
- John 17:24 Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.