Description of a Citizen of Zion.

A Psalm of David.

15 Lord, who may reside (A)in Your tent?
Who may settle on Your (B)holy hill?
One who (C)walks with integrity, practices righteousness,
And (D)speaks truth in his heart.

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Psalm 15

A psalm of David.

Lord, who may dwell(A) in your sacred tent?(B)
    Who may live on your holy mountain?(C)

The one whose walk is blameless,(D)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth(E) from their heart;

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15 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

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Who may (A)ascend onto the (B)hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy (C)place?
One who has (D)clean hands and a (E)pure heart,
Who has not (F)lifted up his soul to deceit
And has not (G)sworn deceitfully.
He will receive a (H)blessing from the Lord
And [a](I)righteousness from the God of his salvation.
[b]This is the generation of those who (J)seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 24:5 I.e., as vindicated
  2. Psalm 24:6 Or Such

Who may ascend the mountain(A) of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?(B)
The one who has clean hands(C) and a pure heart,(D)
    who does not trust in an idol(E)
    or swear by a false god.[a]

They will receive blessing(F) from the Lord
    and vindication(G) from God their Savior.
Such is the generation of those who seek him,
    who seek your face,(H) God of Jacob.[b][c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely
  2. Psalm 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
  3. Psalm 24:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

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13 Certainly the (A)righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The (B)upright will dwell in Your presence.

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13 Surely the righteous will praise your name,(A)
    and the upright will live(B) in your presence.(C)

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13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

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(A)A highway will be there, (B)a roadway,
And it will be called the Highway of (C)Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for the one who walks that way,
And (D)fools will not wander on it.

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And a highway(A) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(B)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(C) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.

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And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

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14 Blessed are those who (A)wash their robes, so that they will have the right to (B)the tree of life, and may (C)enter the city by the (D)gates.

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14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes,(A) that they may have the right to the tree of life(B) and may go through the gates(C) into the city.(D)

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14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

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