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. Lord, who can be guest in your tent? Who may live 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

The person whose walk is blameless, whose conduct is right, whose words are true and sincere;

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.

on whose tongue there sits no slander, who will not harm a friend,

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.

nor cruelly insult a neighbour, who regards with contempt those rejected by God; but honours those who obey the Lord, who keeps an oath, whatever the cost,

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].

whose money is lent without interest, and never takes a bribe to hurt the innocent. The person who does these things will always stand firm.