Psalms 15
5 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד יְ֭הֹוָה מִי־יָג֣וּר בְּאׇהֳלֶ֑ךָ מִֽי־יִ֝שְׁכֹּ֗ן בְּהַ֣ר קׇדְשֶֽׁךָ׃
mizmor ledavid Adonai mi-yagur be'oholekha mi-yishkon behar qodshekha
A psalm of David. GOD, who may sojourn in Your tent, who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים וּפֹעֵ֥ל צֶ֑דֶק וְדֹבֵ֥ר אֱ֝מֶ֗ת בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃
holekh tamim ufo'el tsedeq vedover emet bilvavo
Anyone who lives without blame, who does what is right, and in their heart acknowledges the truth;
לֹֽא־רָגַ֨ל ׀ עַל־לְשֹׁנ֗וֹ לֹא־עָשָׂ֣ה לְרֵעֵ֣הוּ רָעָ֑ה וְ֝חֶרְפָּ֗ה לֹא־נָשָׂ֥א עַל־קְרֹבֽוֹ׃
lo-ragal al-leshono lo-asah lere'ehu ra'ah vekherpah lo-nasa al-qerovo
whose tongue is not given to evil; who has never done harm to a compatriot, or borne reproach for [acts toward] a neighbor;
נִבְזֶ֤ה ׀ בְּֽעֵ֘ינָ֤יו נִמְאָ֗ס וְאֶת־יִרְאֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֣ה יְכַבֵּ֑ד נִשְׁבַּ֥ע לְ֝הָרַ֗ע וְלֹ֣א יָמִֽר׃
nivzeh be'enayw nimas ve'et-yire Adonai yekhabbed nishba lehara velo yamir
for whom someone contemptible is abhorrent, but who honors those who fear GOD; who keeps an oath even when it hurts;
כַּסְפּ֤וֹ ׀ לֹא־נָתַ֣ן בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮ וְשֹׁ֥חַד עַל־נָקִ֗י לֹ֥א־לָ֫קָ֥ח עֹֽשֵׂה־אֵ֑לֶּה לֹ֖א יִמּ֣וֹט לְעוֹלָֽם׃ {פ}
kaspo lo-natan beneshekh veshokhad al-naqi lo-laqakh oseh-elleh lo yimmot le'olam
who has never lent money at interest, or accepted a bribe against the innocent. One who acts thus shall never be shaken.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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