Wednesday June 21th 2016
Psalm 15:1-5
key verse: 1
This short poem talks about the behaviour of a righteous man. He understands personal and social behavior.
1. The aspiration of the righteous man (1, 5b)
The aspiration of a pious man is to remain in his tent and on the mountain of Sion. He searches God's presence in the life of pilgrimage and in the holy city in the midst of the assembly of the people. Here is the most trusted place. Then, he aspires to have a noble character, personnaly and also socially. Therefore, he will never falter in his life.
2. Personal and social behaviour (2-5a)
First, the psalmist talks about personal behaviour. From a positive point of view, he leads an honest life (Gn 6:9; 17:1), he practices justice in all his transactions, because his heart is founded on truth. From a negative point of view, he doesn't slander, that's to say that he is not a rapporteur with the wicked and unfair words. Then, he behaves properly socially. The Christian judges the people according to moral criterions. He doesn't take into account the people who merit disdain because of their actions, but he respects all person who honour and fear the Eternal God. If they had an engagement which is expensive and boring, he doesn't avoid his responsability because the terms of a vow are sacred (Jos 9:19). About wealth, he rejects the greedy practice of stealing and practices liberality toward others, and he doesn't corrupt justice through gifts, especially if the result damages an innocent person.
Prayer: Lord, make me have a pious aspiration and obtain the character worthy of you practicing justice towards you and the others.
A word: search his presence and burn his character
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