Psalms 15

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

A Psalm of David. O Lord, who will dwell in your tabernacle? Or who will rest on your holy mountain?

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

He who walks without blemish and who works justice.

3 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.

He who speaks the truth in his heart, who has not acted deceitfully with his tongue, and has not done evil to his neighbor, and has not taken up a reproach against his neighbors.

4 [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.

In his sight, the malicious one has been reduced to nothing, but he glorifies those who fear the Lord. He who swears to his neighbor and does not deceive.

5 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].

He who has not given his money in usury, nor accepted bribes against the innocent. He who does these things will be undisturbed for eternity.