Psalm 15

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VerseKJVBSBASV
1Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
a psalmמִזְמ֗וֹרmiz-MORH4210
melody

מִזְמוֹר (miz.mor) melody, psalm

of Davidלְדָ֫וִ֥דle-DA-VIDH1732
David

דָּוִד (da.vid) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17; son of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); brother of: Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684) and Elihu (H0453J); married to Michal (H4324), Abigail (H0026), Ahinoam (H0293H), Maacah (H4601I), Haggith (H2294), Abital (H0037), Eglah (H5698) and Bathsheba (H1339); …

O Yahwehיְ֭הֹוָהYAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

who?מִי־mi-H4310
who?

מִי (mi) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

will he sojournיָג֣וּרya-GURH1481A
to sojourn

גּוּר (gur) 1) to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time 1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell 1b) (Hithpolel) 1b1) to seek hospitality with 1b2) to assemble oneself

in tent yourבְּאָהֳלֶ֑ךָbe-'o-ho-LE-khaH0168G
tent

אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) : tent 1) tent 1a) nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience 1b) dwelling, home, habitation 1c) the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle) Also means: o.hel (אֹ֫הֶל ": home" H0168H)

who?מִֽי־mi-H4310
who?

מִי (mi) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

will he dwellיִ֝שְׁכֹּ֗ןyish-KONH7931
to dwell

שָׁכַן (sha.khan) 1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to settle down to abide 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make settle down, establish 1b2) to make or cause to dwell 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide Aramaic equivalent: she.khan (שְׁכֵן "to dwell" H7932)

on [the] mountain ofבְּהַ֣רbe-HARH2022G
mountain: mount

הַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount

holiness yourקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod-SHE-chaH6944G
holiness

קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) 1) apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness 1a) apartness, sacredness, holiness 1a1) of God 1a2) of places 1a3) of things 1b) set-apartness, separateness

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.