1 Lord, who may enter [dwell/abide/sojourn in]
your Holy Tent [C the Tabernacle]?
Who may live on your holy mountain
[C Mount Zion]?
2 Only those who are innocent [walk
innocently]
and
who do what is right [righteousness; 1:1; Job 1:1].
Such people speak the truth from
their hearts
3 and
do not tell lies about others [slander with their tongue].
They do no wrong [evil] to their
neighbors
and
do not gossip [L raise a reproachful matter with their associates].
4 They do not respect hateful people [L The
wicked are despised in their eyes]
but
honor those who honor [L fear] the Lord.
They keep their promises to their
neighbors,
even
when it hurts.
5 They do not charge interest on money they
lend [Ex. 22:25–27; Lev. 25:35–36; Deut. 23:19]
and do not take money [a bribe] to
hurt innocent people [Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19].
Whoever does all these things will
never be destroyed [L moved].
Every time I encounter one of these either from myself or from someone else the Spirit is quick to point it out. These are timeless character trait models for us to be mindful. When we see them in ourselves we need to ask forgiveness from God and from those whom we've offended (even if they are unaware). We need to make sure we have people close enough to us to point these out with loving hearts and that our heart is ready to listen and turn quickly.
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