Thoughts on Psalm 15
Psalm 15 is a Psalm giving the qualifications for someone who is fit to be in the temple of God.
The Psalmist starts off by asking God who is able to dwell in the tabernacle or on the holy hill. In the next verse, the Psalmist answers the question.
A man who walks upright,works in righteousness, and who speaks the truth. A man who doesn’t attack with his words, does no evil to his neighbour, and does not hate his neighbor. A man who holds a vile person in contempt, but instead honors those who fear God. When he makes a promise, even if it ends up hurting him, he still keeps it. He doesn’t take bribes. He doesn’t do things to hurt the innocent for money.
In closing the Psalmist states that those who do these things shall never be moved.
To be a righteous man, capable of being in God’s temple, we have to have those qualities. We’re supposed to be doing righteous works. We shouldn’t attack people with our words, rather, we should build them up. What it comes down to, is that we should be blameless people doing righteous works.
How many of us can claim that we have those qualities?
