Psalms 15

1 A psalm of David. Who may enter your sanctuary, Lord? Who may come into your presence on your holy mountain?

Yahweh, who are allowed to enter your Sacred Tent? Who are allowed to live on your sacred mountain?

2 Those who live without fault and do what is right, those who sincerely tell the truth.

Only those who always do what is right and do not sin may do that. They always say what is true

3 They do not slander, do not treat their neighbors badly, do not gossip about people they know.

and they do not slander others. They do not do to others things that are wrong, and they do not say bad things about others.

4 They reject people the Lord has rejected, but honor those who follow the Lord. They keep their promises even when it's hard to do. They don't change their minds.

[Godly people] hate those whom God has rejected, but they respect those who revere Yahweh. They do what they have promised to do even if it causes them trouble to do that.

5 They lend money without charging interest. They don't take bribes to testify against the innocent. Those who act like this will never ever fall.

They lend money to others without charging interest, and they never accept bribes in order to lie about people who have not done what is wrong. Those who do those things will never stop trusting God [even if disastrous things happen to them].