Chapter Text
15:1 A Psalm of David. O Yahweh, who may sojourn in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
15:2 He who walks blamelessly, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
15:3 He does not slander with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
15:4 In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honors those who fear Yahweh; He swears to his own hurt and does not change;
15:5 He does not put out his money at interest, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "psalm", "david", "yahweh", "sojourn", "tent", "dwell", "holy", and "mountain". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "psalm" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local LSB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "psalm" and "david" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "psalm" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.