Religion

Psalm 15

by John White 1575–1648

From Davids Psalms in Metre (1655)

Religion

WIthin thy Tabernacle, Lord,
who shall inhabit still?
Or whom wilt thou accept to dwell
in they most holy hill?
The man that doth uprightly walk,
and worketh righteousness,
And in his heart speaks truth without
fraud or deceitfulness.

Who with his tongue backbiteth not,
nor doth his fellow wrong,
Nor takes up false reports to hurt
his neighbour with his tongue.
Who a vile person doth despise,
but such as fear the Lord
He honors; swears to his own hurt,
yet goes not from his word.

That upon biting usury
his mony hath not lent,
Nor doth bribes or rewards receive
to hurt the innocent.
Who so observeth all these things
to do them faithfully,
He shall not from his happy state
be mov'd eternally.

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A metrical version of Psalm 15.

MLA

White, John. “Psalm 15.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/white_john/14/.

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White, John. “Psalm 15.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/white_john/14/.

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