A Description Of The Godly

1 O Yahweh! Who shall be a guest in thy tent? Who shall abide in thy holy mountain?

1 {A Psalm of David.} LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

1 A Psalm of David.O Lord, who may (a)abide (A)in Your tent?Who may dwell on Your (B)holy hill?

1 A Davidic psalm.Lord, who can dwell in Your tent?(A)Who can live on Your holy mountain?(B)

1 LORD, who may stay in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

2 Hath not carried slander on his tongue, hath not done his friend a wrong, nor, a reproach, taken up against his neighbour;

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

2 He who (C)walks with integrity, and works righteousness,And (D)speaks truth in his heart.

2 The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,and acknowledges the truth in his heart(C)

2 The one who lives with integrity, who does righteous deeds, and who speaks truth to himself.

3 Despised in his sight, is the reprobate, but, them who revere Yahweh, he doth honour, he hath sworn to his neighbour, and will not change;

3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

3 He (E)does not slander (b)with his tongue,Nor (F)does evil to his neighbor,Nor (G)takes up a reproach against his friend;

3 who does not slander with his tongue,(D)who does not harm his friendor discredit his neighbor,(E)

3 The one who does not slander with his tongue, who does no evil to his neighbor, and who does not destroy his friend's reputation.

4 His silver, hath he not put out on interest, nor, a bribe against the innocent, hath he taken. He that doeth these things, shall not be shaken unto times age-abiding.

4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

4 In (c)whose eyes a reprobate is despised,But (d)who (H)honors those who fear the Lord;He (I)swears to his own hurt and does not change;

4 who despises the one rejected by the Lord(a)but honors those who fear the Lord,(F)who keeps his word whatever the cost,(G)

4 The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,

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