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Verse Psalms 15:3. HE THAT _BACKBITETH NOT WITH HIS TONGUE_] לא
רגל על לשנו _lo ragal al leshono_, "he foots not upon his
tongue."
4. He is one who treats his neighbour with respect. He says nothing...
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HE THAT BACKBITETH NOT WITH HIS TONGUE - The word “backbite” means
to censure; slander; reproach; speak evil of. The Hebrew word - רגל
_râgal_ - a verb formed from the word foot, means properly “to
f...
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Psalms 15
_ 1. The question (Psalms 15:1)_
2. The answer (Psalms 15:2)
Psalms 15:1. The connection with the previous Psalm is obvious. When
He co
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XV. YAHWEH'S CLIENT. The Phœ nicians were familiar with the idea that
a man might become the client of a god and so put himself under Divine
protection. They used the same word for client as the Hebre...
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HE THAT. that never hath. So in the following two lines.
EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44.
NEIGHBOUR. friend.
TAKETH UP. receiveth....
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In the preceding verse the present participle is used; but here the
perfect tense, describing how his actual behaviour has been governed
by the principles of truth and justice.
He that hath had no sl...
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NOR TAKETH UP A REPROACH, &C.— _Nor throweth a disgrace upon his
neighbour:_ namely, by dishonouring his wife or daughter. I understand
it so, says Mr. Mudge, for two reasons; one, that the common
tra...
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PSALMS 15
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Approved Citizen-Guest of Jehovah.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 15:1, Worshippers Approaching the Holy City enquire
What Kind of Persons may Enter and Dwell there. Sta...
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_HE THAT BACKBITETH NOT WITH HIS TONGUE, NOR DOETH EVIL TO HIS
NEIGHBOUR, NOR TAKETH UP A REPROACH AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOUR._
He that backbiteth not with his tongue. The former verse described
what the...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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HE THAT BACKBITETH NOT. — Literally, _he has not footed it on his
tongue._ Very expressive of those who go about from house to house
carrying tittle- tattle. (Comp. 1 Timothy 5:13.)
REPROACH. — The He...
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לֹֽא ־רָגַ֨ל ׀ עַל ־לְשֹׁנֹ֗ו לֹא
־עָשָׂ֣ה לְ
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Psalms 15:1
THE ideal worshipper of Jehovah is painted in this psalm in a few
broad outlines. Zion is holy because God's "tent" is there. This is
the only hint of date given by the psalm; and all that...
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THE CITIZEN OF ZION AND HIS INHERITANCE
Psalms 15:1; Psalms 16:1
The first of these psalms was probably composed to celebrate the
bringing of the Ark to Mount Zion, 1 Samuel 6:20. It describes the
ch...
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This psalm declares the terms of friendship between man and Jehovah.
The opening questions describe the privileges of friendship. To
sojourn does not necessarily mean to stay for a brief time. Length...
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_Saints. Hebrew, "the magnificent" priests, God himself, (Exodus xv.
11.; Calmet) and ceremonies of religion, (Haydock) for which David had
a wonderful affection. (Calmet) --- But Christ has displayed...
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Having said so much upon the first account given of the citizen of
Zion, less will be necessary to be observed here, in the other
different features of character added. But the Reader himself, if he
l...
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David, after having briefly set forth the virtues with which all who
desire to have a place in the Church ought to be endued, now
enumerates certain vices from which they ought to be free. In the
firs...
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Psalms 15 gives the answer he in whom is uprightness of heart in the
path of the law. Remark here, that while the godly (when all is
utterly dark, and wickedness has entirely the upper hand, and the
f...
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[HE THAT] BACKBITETH NOT WITH HIS TONGUE,.... Is not a slanderer, a
defamer, a tale bearer; a backbiter is one who privately, secretly,
behind a man's back speaks evil of him, devours and destroys his...
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Psalms 15:3 [He that] backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil
to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
Ver. 3. _He that backbiteth not with his tongue_] That trotteth...
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_He backbites not with his tongue_ Doth not use his tongue to
calumniate, or detract from the reputation of any one; speaks evil of
no man, nor makes the faults of others the subject of his
conversati...
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He that backbiteth not with his tongue, either by defaming his
neighbor or by spreading slander, NOR DOETH EVIL TO HIS NEIGHBOR, by
performing any kind of wickedness against him, NOR TAKETH UP A
REPRO...
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THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESS TO GOD.
Every true believer who places his trust in the atonement of Jesus
will, by virtue of this faith of his heart, repudiate sin and walk in
the way of God's will. He is...
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TAKETH UP:
Or, receiveth, or endureth...
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He doth not take away or diminish his neighbour's good name, either by
denying him his due praises, or by laying any thing to his charge
falsely, or without sufficient cause and evidence; NOR DOETH EV...
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Psalms 15:3 backbite H7270 (H8804) tongue H3956 does H6213 (H8804)
evil H7451 neighbor H7453 up H5375 ...
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‘He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart,
He who does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his friend,
Nor takes up a reproach against his neighbour...
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Psalms 15
The qualities which are required of one, not who visits the tabernacle
merely, but who dwells in it, not who ascends the hill only, but rests
on it, are those of an ordinary citizen, those w...
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CONTENTS: Those who shall dwell with God.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Those who would find their way to heaven must have some of
heaven in them on their way there. The child of God will walk...
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Psalms 15:1. _Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?_ Either as
attendants and ministers, or as true Israelites coming to the feasts
with acceptable offerings? The prophet here asks the Lord of the...
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_He that backbiteth not with his tongue._
HOW MAY DETRACTION BE BEST PREVENTED OR CURED
The abuses of the tongue are many, one whereof is the malignity of it.
A man can scarce come into any company...
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_Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle?_
AN IDEAL WORSHIPPER
The ideal worshipper of Jehovah is painted in this Psalm in a few
broad outlines. The tone of the Psalm accords with the circumstances
o...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 15:1. This hymn celebrates the ideal
worshiper of the Lord. The singers do not claim to have achieved these
character qualities. They simply yearn to have them more and more...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 15:2 These verses give specific examples of the
kind of person who WALKS BLAMELESSLY and DOES WHAT IS RIGHT. Such a
person is concerned about the well-being of fellow believers....
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INTRODUCTION
“This psalm teaches the necessity of moral purity as a condition of
the Divine protection. It first propounds the question who shall be
admitted to God’s household, and the privileges of...
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EXPOSITION
So much having been said in so many psalms of the privileges and
blessings accorded to the righteous man (Psalms 1:3; Psalms 3:8;
Psalms 5:11,...
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LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy
hill? (Psalms 15:1)
The psalmist asks the question, "Who's going to dwell in the holy
hill? Who's gonna dwell in the Lord's taberna...
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1 Peter 2:1; 1 Peter 2:2; 1 Samuel 24:11; 3 John 1:11; Exodus 23:1;...
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He — He that doth not speak evil of his neighbour. Neighbour —
That is, any man. Nor taketh — Into his mouth, doth not raise it,
neither spread or propagate it; or believe it without sufficient
reason...