## Rashi on Psalms Chapter 15

###### Rashi on Psalms 15:2:1
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**וְדוֹבֵר אֱמֶת בִּלְבָבוֹ.** הַטּוֹב שֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר בִּלְבָבוֹ הוּא אֱמֶת, וְאֵינוֹ אֶחָד בַּפֶּה וְאֶחָד בַּלֵּב (ס״א אינו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and speaks truth in his heart** The good that he says in his heart is true. He is not a hypocrite [lit. one in mouth and one in heart].


###### Rashi on Psalms 15:3:1
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**לֹא רָגַל עַל לְשׁוֹנוֹ.** אַנְקוּשָׁ״א בְּלַעַ״ז, כְּמוֹ ״וַיְרַגֵּל בְּעַבְדְּךָ״ (שמואל ב יט:כח). מִזְמוֹר זֶה לְהוֹדִיעַ מִדַּת חֲסִידוּת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**He did not slander with his tongue** Ankuza in Old French, to accuse, as (in II Sam. 19:28) “And he slandered (וירגל) your servant.” This psalm is to inform us of the [proper] measure of piety.


###### Rashi on Psalms 15:3:2
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**וְחֶרְפָּה לֹא נָשָׂא.** רֵיפוֹרְטָ״א בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**neither did he take up reproach** Rapporta in Old French, to report.


###### Rashi on Psalms 15:3:3
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**עַל קְרוֹבוֹ.** אִם עָבַר קְרוֹבוֹ עֲבֵרָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ עֹנֶשׁ, עֲנָשׁוֹ בְּמִשְׁפָּט וְלֹא נָשָׂא עָלָיו חֶרְפָּתוֹ, שֶׁיְּהֵא פִּתְחוֹן פֶּה לַמְחָרֵף לוֹמַר: כָּךְ עָבַר פְּלוֹנִי קְרוֹבְךָ וְחִפִּיתָ עָלָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**upon his kinsman** If his kinsman committed a transgression for which he was punishable, he would punish him with justice, and he did not bear upon himself his reproach, that the reproacher should have an excuse to say, “So-and-so, your relative, committed such-and-such a sin, and you covered up for him.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 15:4:1
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**נִבְזֶה בְּעֵינָיו נִמְאָס.** מִי שֶׁהוּא נִבְזֶה בְּרִשְׁעָתוֹ נִמְאָס בְּעֵינָיו שֶׁל צַדִּיק, כְּגוֹן חִזְקִיָּהוּ שֶׁגֵּרֵר עַצְמוֹת אָבִיו בְּבִזָּיוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**A base person is despised in his eyes** One who is base with his wickedness is despised in the eyes of the righteous man, e.g. Hezekiah, who dragged his father’s remains in disgrace.


###### Rashi on Psalms 15:4:2
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**נִשְׁבַּע לְהָרַע.** לְעַצְמוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**he swears to hurt** himself.


###### Rashi on Psalms 15:4:3
[Rashi on Psalms 15:4:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/15:4:3)

**וְלֹא יָמִיר.** שְׁבוּעָתוֹ, קַל וָחֹמֶר שֶׁאֵינָהּ מֵמִירָהּ בְּדָבָר שֶׁאֵינָהּ לְרָעָתוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and does not retract** his oath. How much more does he not retract it if it concerns something that is not to his hurt!


###### Rashi on Psalms 15:5:1
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**וְשֹׁחַד לֹא לָקַח.** עַל עָנִי לְהַרְשִׁיעוֹ בַּדִּין, לְהַטּוֹת מִשְׁפָּטוֹ. וְעוֹד פֵּרְשׁוּהוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (ספרי דברים קמד): **לֹא לָקַח שֹׁחַד עַל נָקִי** לְנַקּוֹתוֹ בְּדִינוֹ, קַל וָחֹמֶר שֶׁאֵינוֹ לוֹקֵחַ שֹׁחַד לְהַטּוֹת הַמִּשְׁפָּט:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**nor did he accept a bribe, etc.** against a poor man, to condemn him in judgment by judging perversely. Our Sages explained it further to mean that he would not accept a bribe to exonerate him in judgment, and he certainly will not take a bribe to pervert the judgment.


###### Rashi on Psalms 15:5:2
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**לֹא יִמּוֹט.** וְהוּא רָאוּי לָגוּר בְּאָהָלֶיךָ (ספרים אחרין אינו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**shall not falter** and he deserves to sojourn in Your tent.


###### Rashi on Psalms 15:5:3
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**לֹא יִמּוֹט לְעוֹלָם.** אִם יִמּוֹט, אֵין מֻטָּתוֹ מֻטָה עוֹלָם, אֶלָּא מִתְמוֹטֵט וְעוֹלֶה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**shall not falter forever** If he falters, his faltering will not be permanent faltering, but he will falter and ascend.