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Psa. 15:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Psalm of David.>> Lord, who shall ρabide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

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sojourn.

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1-5: David describes a citizen of Zion.

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Psa. 1:1‑4• ¹Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;
²But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
³And he is as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth.
⁴The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away. (Psa. 1:1‑4)

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Psa. 23:6• ⁶Surely, goodness and loving-kindness shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah for the length of the days. (Psa. 23:6)

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Psa. 21:3‑5• ³For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.
⁴He asked life of thee; thou gavest it him, length of days for ever and ever.
⁵His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him. (Psa. 21:3‑5)

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Psa. 27:4• ⁴One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire of him in his temple. (Psa. 27:4)

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Psa. 61:4• ⁴I will sojourn in thy tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah. (Psa. 61:4)

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Psa. 84:4• ⁴Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah. (Psa. 84:4)

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Psa. 92:13• ¹³Those that are planted in the house of Jehovah shall flourish in the courts of our God: (Psa. 92:13)

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John 3:3‑5• ³Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born anew he cannot see the kingdom of God.
⁴Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be born being old? can he enter a second time into the womb of his mother and be born?
⁵Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (John 3:3‑5)

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John 14:3• ³and if I go and shall prepare you a place, I am coming again and shall receive you to myself, that where I am ye also may be. (John 14:3)

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John 17:24• ²⁴Father, as to those whom thou hast given me, I desire that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. (John 17:24)

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Rev. 7:14‑17• ¹⁴And I said to him, My lord, *thou* knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
¹⁵Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits upon the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.
¹⁶They shall not hunger any more, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;
¹⁷because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. (Rev. 7:14‑17)

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Rev. 21:3‑4,23‑24• ³And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God.
⁴And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor distress shall exist any more, for the former things have passed away.
²³And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.
²⁴And the nations shall walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it. (Rev. 21:3‑4,23‑24)

abide.

Heb. sojourn.

holy.

Psa. 2:6• ⁶And *I* have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness. (Psa. 2:6)

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Psa. 3:4• ⁴With my voice will I call to Jehovah, and he will answer me from the hill of his holiness. Selah. (Psa. 3:4)

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Psa. 43:3‑4• ³Send out thy light and thy truth: *they* shall lead me, *they* shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.
⁴Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto the *God of the gladness of my joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God. (Psa. 43:3‑4)

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Psa. 87:1‑3• ¹Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song. His foundation is in the mountains of holiness.
²Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.
³Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. (Psa. 87:1‑3)

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Heb. 12:22• ²²but ye have come to mount Zion; and to the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels, (Heb. 12:22)

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Rev. 14:1• ¹And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing upon mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written upon their foreheads. (Rev. 14:1)

• Book 1, Series 2. The millennium. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• Psa. 15 shows, evidently, that the direct application of these psalms is to the Jews in the last days. Still, there is a present government of God which it is well for saints to remember. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

• The question is raised, who will be preserved through the persecutions and sufferings of the reign of Antichrist to enjoy the millennial blessings that will flow from the tabernacle and the holy hill of Zion? The psalm answers this question by presenting the moral features of the godly. (“Psalms 15” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tent? who shall dwell in the hill of thy holiness?