Psalm 15:2-5 A psalm of David. I LORD, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain? Copyrighted material that appears in this article is included under the provisions of the Fair Use Clause of the National Copyright Act, which allows limited reproduction of copyrighted materials for educational and religious use when no financial charge is made for viewing. Catholic Lectionary. (2009). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
1. Psalm 15:2-5 A psalm of David. I LORD, who may abide in your
tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain? Copyrighted material
that appears in this article is included under the provisions of
the Fair Use Clause of the National Copyright Act, which allows
limited reproduction of copyrighted materials for educational and
religious use when no financial charge is made for viewing.
Catholic Lectionary. (2009). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible
Software.
2. 2 Whoever walks without blame, doing what is right, speaking
truth from the heart; 3 Who does not slander a neighbor, does no
harm to another, never defames a friend; 4 Who disdains the wicked,
but honors those who fear the LORD; Who keeps an oath despite the
cost, 5 lends no money at interest, accepts no bribe against the
innocent. Whoever acts like this shall never be shaken.
3. About the time of this writing David was returning the Ark
to Jerusalem that the Philistines had captured. This psalm tells
about a ceremony in which an Israelite was admitted to the temple
court. The temple was not like a church that one could enter at any
time. It was Gods house and it could be entered only at certain
times and under certain conditions.
4. A person had to be admitted by a priest. The visitor had to
answer the questions of the priest at the gate: Who may sojourn in
your tent? Tent was a traditional reference to the temple in
Jerusalem. The Jerusalem temple had replaced the Tent of Meeting in
the desert. Without commitment to the covenant, without conversion,
one cannot enter the presence of the Lord. The psalm shows that
nearness to the Lord is not a matter of external ritual alone; it
demands heartfelt commitment as well.