Sermon for June 25th, 2023

Psalm 15:1-5 (Neal’s translation)

NRSV translation is OT p.495

David’s Song of DOs and DON’Ts.

1O YHWH, who can stay at your shelter?
Who may inhabit your holy hill?

2The ones who:
DO walk in the way of integrity
DO work at doing what’s right
DO speak truth from the heart;

3The ones who:
DON’T slander with twisted tongue
DON’T malign family or friends
DON’T pile shame upon their neighbors;

4The ones who:
DO perceive the wicked as worthless;
DO give weight to the ways of the godly;
DO keep their word, even when it hurts

The ones who:
DON’T barter back and forth and back again
5DON’T enrich themselves at others’ expense
DON’T demand bribes from decent beings.

The ones who DO all of these things… DON’T ever falter or fall.