Psalm 15
Psalm 15 Meaning
Psalm 15 asks who may abide in God's tent and dwell on His holy hill, then answers with a portrait of integrity: the one who walks blamelessly, speaks truth from the heart, keeps his word even when it costs him, and does no harm to a neighbor.
It is a picture of a life shaped through and through by honesty and love. Such a person, the psalm says, will never be shaken.
Key verses from Psalm 15
“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?”
Psalm 15:1
“He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”
Psalm 15:2
“In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.”
Psalm 15:4
“He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.”
Psalm 15:5
How Psalm 15 points to Jesus
None of us keeps this standard perfectly, but Jesus did, and He brings us into the presence of God as a gift. Clothed in His righteousness, we who could not stand are made unshakable.