Sunday Psalms

Who may worship 

in your sanctuary, 

Lord? 

Who may enter 

your presence 

on your holy hill? 

Those who 

lead blameless lives 

and do what is right, speaking the truth 

from sincere hearts. Those who 

refuse to gossip 

or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. 

Those who 

despise flagrant sinners, 

and honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts. Those who 

lend money without charging interest, 

and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. 

Such people 

will stand firm 

forever.

Psalms 15:1-5 NLT

This song of David's starts with the big question of who is good enough for God. All the rules about the priests and ritual cleansing.

And he comes up with quite a list:

Starts with our hearts.

And he's interested in how our values are lived out, how we treat those closest to us, those who stand against God, and finally how we treat those we transact with and how we treat the innocent. 

As you read this song, what stands out for you?

What resonates?

What is sharp? (Ouch)

What do you disagree with?

David answers or responds to his own question with 4 "those who". His answer reflects the complexity of what it is to be human and to have big questions.

And that it's OK to have questions for God and to wrestle with the answers.

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