Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 15:2
He that (a) walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
(a) He shows that we cannot call on God unless we trust in him.
He that (a) walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
(a) He shows that we cannot call on God unless we trust in him.
Verse Psalms 15:2. _HE THAT WALKETH UPRIGHTLY_] הולך תמים _holech tamim_, 1. _He walks perfectly_. Who sets God before his eyes, takes his word for the rule of his conduct, considers himself a _sojou...
HE THAT WALKETH UPRIGHTLY - Hebrew, “walking perfectly;” that is, one who walks or lives “perfectly.” The word “walk” in the Scriptures is often used to denote the manner of life; life being represent...
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
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...
WALKETH. walketh habitually. WALKETH... WORKETH... SPEAKETH. Note Figure of speech _Anabasis_. UPRIGHTLY. without blame. TRUTH. First occurrence in the Psalms....
The conditions of access stated positively. The man must be -integer vitae scelerisque purus." _He that walketh uprightly_ Or, _perfectly. Integrity_is the rule of his life in relation to God as well...
HE THAT WALKETH UPRIGHTLY— _He that walketh steadily uniform._ Mudge. The word צדק _tsedek_ rendered _righteousness,_ signifies not only those duties which strict justice requires from man to man, but...
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...
_HE THAT WALKETH UPRIGHTLY, AND WORKETH RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND SPEAKETH THE TRUTH IN HIS HEART._ He that walketh uprightly, х_ TAAMIYM_ (H8549)] - sincerely, without guile or hypocrisy, in worshipping Go...
IN HIS HEART] Emphasis is laid on inward sincerity as well as on outward integrity....
In this Ps. we have a fine summary of the essentials of OT. piety. It sets forth the character and conduct required in the worshipper for acceptance with God. The occasion of its composition may have...
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...
UPRIGHTLY. — Literally, _he whose walking is perfect rectitude._ In Proverbs 28:18 the same phrase occurs. Comp. Isaiah 33:15. SPEAKETH THE TRUTH IN HIS heart — _i.e., both thinks and speaks the trut...
הֹולֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים וּ פֹעֵ֥ל צֶ֑דֶק וְ דֹבֵ֥ר
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...
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...
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...
I have. Hebrew, "Thou, my soul, hast said." But St. Jerome agrees with us. --- Goods. Hebrew, "my good is not above thee." I can desire nothing greater. (Berthier) --- Aquila and Vatable seem to have...
But as the Holy Ghost delights to set forth the glories of the Redeemer's person, offices, and character, he here enters into a more particular description of some of his features. Now, Reader, do not...
2._He that walketh in integrity. _Here we should mark, that in the words there is an implied contrast between the vain boasting of those who are only the people of God in name, or who make only a bare...
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...
HE THAT WALKETH UPRIGHTLY,.... Or "perfectly" e; see Genesis 17:1; not so as to be without sin entirely, but as not to be chargeable with any notorious crime, and living in it; moreover, perfection a...
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. Ver. 2. _He that walketh uprightly_] This is God's answer, for men are unsound, and unfit to judge, saith Ca...
_He that walketh uprightly_ Without guile, or hypocrisy, loving and serving God, and loving his neighbour, not in word only, but in truth, and this constantly, and in the whole course of his life, as...
He that walketh uprightly, without blame, so that his entire conduct agrees with the will of Jehovah, AND WORKETH RIGHTEOUSNESS, exercising himself in a righteous manner always, AND SPEAKETH THE TRUTH...
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...
UPRIGHTLY, or _perfectly_, or _sincerely_, without guile or hypocrisy, loving, worshipping, and serving God, and loving his neighbour, not in word and show only, but in truth and reality; and this con...
Psalms 15:2 walks H1980 (H8802) uprightly H8549 works H6466 (H8802) righteousness H6664 speaks H1696 (H8802) truth...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
_He that walketh uprightly._ THE MODEL CHURCH MEMBER The visible Zion was typical of the Invisible Church. In the “holy hill” God dwelt in symbol, in the Universal Church He dwells in viewless spirit...
_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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
1 John 2:29; 1 John 2:6; 1 John 3:7; Acts 10:35; Colossians 3:9;...
Uprightly — Loving, and serving God, and loving his neighbour not in word only, but in truth; and this constantly. Worketh — Makes it his business to do justly, to give to every one his due, first to...