Chapter Text
15:1 Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?
15:2 He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;
15:3 He who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;
15:4 In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;
15:5 he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "yahweh", "shall", "dwell", "sanctuary", "live", "holy", and "hill". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local WEB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "yahweh" and "shall" 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 "yahweh" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.