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Psalms 15
A doorway question opens it: "Who shall dwell in your sanctuary?" (v.1). What follows is not ritual but a portrait of character — walking blamelessly, speaking truth in the heart, no slander, no harm to a friend (vv.2-3). It reads like an entrance liturgy spoken at the gate of God's hill. Note the surprising entries on the list: honoring those who fear the LORD (v.4), keeping an oath "even when it hurts" (v.4), refusing usury and bribes (v.5). The closing promise is that such a person "shall never be shaken."
- 1
LORD, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?
- 2
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;
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he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;
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in whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;
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he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.
- 1
SENHOR, quem habitará no teu santuário? Quem morará no teu santo monte?
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Aquele que anda de modo irrepreensível e pratica a justiça, e fala a verdade no seu coração;
- 3
aquele que não difama com a sua língua, nem faz mal ao seu amigo, nem lança injúrias contra o seu próximo;
- 4
a cujos olhos o homem vil é desprezado, mas que honra os que temem ao SENHOR; aquele que mantém o seu juramento mesmo quando sai prejudicado, e não volta atrás;
- 5
aquele que não empresta o seu dinheiro com usura, nem aceita suborno contra o inocente. Aquele que faz estas coisas jamais será abalado.
Question and answer at the gate
The structure is a single Q-and-A: verse 1 asks who may enter; verses 2-5 answer with about ten marks of conduct, mostly framed by what the worshiper does not do — no slander, no harm, no usury, no bribe.
The standards are social and ethical rather than cultic. Fitness for the sanctuary is measured by how one treats a neighbor, a friend, an enemy, and one's own word — not by offerings.
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