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Psalm 15:1

A Psalm by David. LORD, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?

1A Psalm by David. LORD, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?
2He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;
3he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;
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The repeated question of who may dwell with YHWH makes closeness to God a matter of holiness, with his sanctuary as the setting.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 24:3–5Who may ascend to the LORD’s hill? Who may stand in his holy place?Both psalms ask who may enter the LORD’s holy place, naming his hill as the setting for that question.
Psalm 84:4Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.Psalm 15 asks who may dwell in God’s sanctuary; Psalm 84 describes those dwelling in his house as blessed and praising him.
Psalm 61:4I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.Both passages speak of dwelling with God, using a sanctuary or tent as the place of nearness to him.
Revelation 21:23–24The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb.Both describe a place associated with God’s presence, though Revelation’s city is illuminated by God’s glory and the Lamb.
Revelation 21:3–4I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people; and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself …Dwelling links these passages: David asks about people dwelling with God, while Revelation declares that God will dwell with his people.
Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,The holy hill and Mount Zion both connect a mountain with God’s presence; Hebrews also names the city of the living God.
John 17:24Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory which you have given me, for you loved me before the …Dwelling with the LORD and being with Jesus share the concern of nearness to the one being addressed or speaking.
John 3:3–5Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”Both concern access to God’s realm: Psalm 15 asks who may dwell there, while Jesus names new birth as necessary.
John 14:3If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.Psalm 15 asks about dwelling with the LORD; Jesus promises to receive his followers so they may be where he is.
Revelation 7:14–17I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering. They washed their robes and made them white in the Lamb’s …Psalm 15 asks who may dwell with God; Revelation identifies people cleansed in the Lamb’s blood without naming their dwelling here.
Revelation 14:1I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written …Psalm 15 asks who may live on God’s holy hill; Revelation depicts the Lamb on Mount Zion with people bearing divine names.
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Encouragement

David speaks to YHWH even as he asks who may dwell with him. Reverence for God’s holiness has room for an honest question.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).