Psalms 15: The Character That Dwells with God
A short checklist of what it means to walk uprightly.
Following the hope expressed at the end of Psalms 14, this chapter opens with a direct question: who may abide in God's tabernacle and dwell on His holy hill? The rest of the psalm answers with a concise list of honest, upright conduct.
O Yahweh! Who shall be a guest in thy tent? Who shall abide in thy holy mountain?
He that walketh without blame, and doeth what is right, and speaketh truth with his heart;
Hath not carried slander on his tongue, hath not done his friend a wrong, nor, a reproach, taken up against his neighbour;
Despised in his sight, is the reprobate, but, them who revere Yahweh, he doth honour, he hath sworn to his neighbour, and will not change;
His silver, hath he not put out on interest, nor, a bribe against the innocent, hath he taken. He that doeth these things, shall not be shaken unto times age-abiding.