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Psalm 15 General Notes

Type of psalm

Psalm 15 is a wisdom psalm telling how people who honor God should live. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life)

Special concepts in this chapter

Godliness

This psalm outlines a person who is godly and sees others from a godly perspective. There are several good actions mentioned. Such a person treats his neighbor right, does not slander him, does not take a bribe or interest from him, and keeps his promises even when it is difficult to do so. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/godly and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/good and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise)

Moral Conditions for Worship

Scholars have noted that this psalm contains a list of ten different conditions for those who want to participate in worship at the temple. The list consists of three positives in verse 2, 3 negatives in verse 3, two positives in verse 4, followed by two negatives in verse 5. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple)

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