Psalm 15 Continued… Psalms 15:5 who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.  He who does these things will never be shaken. “Usury” is an obsolete word which has been replaced in our modern vocabulary with “exploitation” and “profiteering.” Usury, then, is the act or practice of loaning […]

Psalm 15 Continued… Psalms 15:3-4 and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman, who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the Lord, who keeps his oath even when it hurts, In verses 3 and 4 there are four areas where […]

Psalm 15 Continued… We know a lot about David’s life. For instance, we know that he lusted after a woman, and in order to get her he had her husband killed. Now, that doesn’t sound “like a man after God’s own heart.” But David repented of this sin, and God forgave him and restored him […]

Psalm 15 Continued… Psalms 15:1 Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? The KJV translates “sanctuary” as “tabernacle.” The tabernacle of the Old Testament was a type of tent, though very large and elaborate, but here David is referring to the tent he had just set up on […]

Psalm 15 Psalms 15 Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his […]

Psalm 14 Continued… Psalms 14:7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad! Zion is the place on earth where God was pleased to reveal His presence, protection, and power (Psalms 3:4; 20:2; 128:5; 132:13; 134:3). The […]

Psalm 14 Continued… Psalms 14:4-6 Will evildoers never learn — those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on the Lord? There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous. You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is […]

Psalm 14 Continued… Psalms 14:2-3 The Lord looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. The Lord is meticulously concerned about the deeds […]

Psalm 14 Continued… Psalms 14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. The Hebrew for fool in this verse is nabal. This may ring a bell in your thinking, because there was a man by the name of […]

Psalm 14 Psalm 14 (a wisdom poem), along with its nearly identical twin Psalm 53, contains profound reflections on human depravity. It is more like a prophetic message than a psalmist’s lament, since God is not addressed. The life-setting of the psalm is not clear. Some think David is describing a group within Israel who […]