Discovery BoxPsalms 15:1 
ContextA psalm of David.
15:1 Lord, who may be a guest in your home? 2
Who may live on your holy hill? 3
Psalms 15:5
Context15:5 He does not charge interest when he lends his money. 4
He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. 5
The one who lives like this 6 will never be upended.
1 sn Psalm 15. This psalm describes the character qualities that one must possess to be allowed access to the divine presence.
2 tn Heb “Who may live as a resident alien in your tent?”
3 sn In this context the Lord’s holy hill probably refers to Zion/Jerusalem. See Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 43:3; 48:1; 87:1; Dan 9:16.
4 sn He does not charge interest. Such an individual is truly generous, and not simply concerned with making a profit.
5 tn Heb “a bribe against the innocent he does not take.” For other texts condemning the practice of a judge or witness taking a bribe, see Exod 23:8; Deut 16:19; 27:25; 1 Sam 8:3; Ezek 22:12; Prov 17:23.
6 tn Heb “does these things.”
