Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?(A)
The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,(B)
who has not appealed to[a] what is false,(C)
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
He will receive blessing from the Lord,(D)
and righteousness[b] from the God of his salvation.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 24:4 Lit not lifted up his soul to
  2. 24:5 Or vindication

14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?(A)
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”(B)
15 The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,(C)
who refuses profit from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes against evil schemes(D)
16 he will dwell on the heights;
his refuge will be the rocky fortresses,
his food provided, his water assured.

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