விரிவுரை தற்போது ஆங்கிலத்தில் மட்டுமே கிடைக்கிறது. தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு நடைபெறுகிறது.
Psalms 15 — Lord, Who Shall Abide In Thy Tabernacle?
Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”
— Psalm 15:1-2
- v.1 The question
- v.2-5 The character of God's dweller
Shall never be moved. The reward of integrity. The character described in vv.2-5 anchors the life against every shaking.
A test of life-stability. The integrity that excludes corruption produces an unshakeable existence.
Verse 2 commands inner honesty. Tell yourself the truth this week — about your motives, your fears, your sins. The integrity the psalm describes begins in the heart and works out.
Christ alone perfectly fits the description of v.2-5. He is the One who dwells in the holy hill; in Him, the believer is brought to that dwelling.
Speaketh the truth in his heart. The opposite of v.1's practical atheism. Inner honesty is the foundation.
A discipline. Speak truth even where no one else hears — to yourself in the privacy of the heart.