Psalm 15-16New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 15

A psalm of David.



1
Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?



2
The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;

3
whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;

4
who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;

5
who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.


Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.

Psalm 16

A miktam of David.



1
Keep me safe, my God,
for in you I take refuge.



2
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
apart from you I have no good thing.”

3
I say of the holy people who are in the land,
“They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

4
Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.
I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
or take up their names on my lips.



5
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;
you make my lot secure.

6
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.

7
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;
even at night my heart instructs me.

8
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.



9
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,

10
because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

11
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.