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Psalms 15 (ESV)
1 O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent?
Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
and speaks truth in his heart;
3 who does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
4 in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord;
who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5 who does not put out his money at interest
and does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be moved.
Reflection
- David presented a question: Who can come before God? It’s those who “walk straight, act right, tell the truth” (v2, The Message).
- David described the life that lives in the presence of God; who walks in close fellowship with God because the heart, the mind, and the life are all in step with the heart, mind, and life of God.
- Read over the psalm and use it as a good checklist against which to measure yourself. Any reminder, areas that need correction?
- Celebrate it with the last verse: “He who does these things shall never be moved”. Thank God for such a promise! And ask God to help you “walk” closely with God.