Psalm 15 what does it mean

Moses gathered the people of Israel together to hear of proscribed behaviors. The verb mot means moved or shaken. It carries the sense of wavering or weakness. The psalmist is saying that the person who observes the high standards outlined in this psalm will be solid as a rock.

Winds might blow and storms might rage, but the faithful person will not be moved. The ASV, which is also in the public domain due to expired copyrights, was a very good translation, but included many archaic words hast, shineth, etc. Anderson, A. Broyles, Craig C. Clifford, Richard J. Craigie, Peter C. Eerdmans Publishing Co. McCann, J.

Clinton, Jr. Ross, Allen P. Waltner, James H. Baker, Warren ed. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Brown, Francis; Driver, S. Doniach, N. Freedman, David Noel ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, Freedman, David Noel Ed. Mounce, William D. Renn, Stephen D.

Sakenfeld, Katharine Doob ed. But persistence in sin still disqualifies us from deep, abiding fellowship with Him. He who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend. To complement the trifecta of virtues from the last verse, the psalmist now sets forth a trifecta of evils to avoid. How much harm we do to others that we are not even aware of!

How often our selfish decisions do evil to others, whether directly or indirectly! These are serious words. In whose eyes a vile person is despised, but he honors those who fear the Lord. What does this mean?

The essence of the meaning here is not a wishing-hell-and-damnation hatred of wicked people other Scriptures teach us to desire their repentance and healing , but the phrase calls for severe disapproval of the wicked, especially in comparison to our admiration for the godly. It is certainly a very perverse way of acting, when persons, for the sake of obtaining the favor of men, will indirectly mock God; and all are chargeable with doing this who make it their business to please the wicked.

Who swears to his own hurt and does not change, who does not put out his money at interest, and who does not take a bribe against the innocent. The term "blameless" is a reference to reputation. It does not mean "sinless," but implies someone whose life offers no room for criticism from others Deuteronomy ; Proverbs One way to monitor this is by honesty.

The "heart," as mentioned in ancient writing, includes many aspects modern language ascribes to the "mind. Telling lies, speaking unkindly of others, or harming a neighbor are all incompatible with a righteous lifestyle. In addition, the godly person weighs if other people's lifestyles are God-honoring and esteems their actions accordingly. In honesty and respectful love for others, the righteous person keeps their word, even when it's to their own disadvantage Psalm —4.

Under the Old Testament law, Israelites were forbidden from charging interest when lending money to poor countrymen. The terms used in ancient Hebrew most closely resemble the English term usury , which means to charge excessive interest.

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