Psalm 15 — This psalm gives instruction to
those who wish to have access to God at His temple. Thomas Jefferson called this psalm the picture of “a true gentleman.” This is a testimonial
of the man of God. What does God require of the individual who seeks his
company?
He expects right conduct, right speaking (verses 2-3a),
right relationships with others (verses 3b-4), and a right use of wealth (verse
5) See also Psalm 24. Who swears… (Verse
4) i.e. who keeps his word whatever the cost; Verse 5, one of the Jewish laws,
see Leviticus 25:36-37. It was not a total ban on lending at interest, but
applied to fellow Israelites.
Psalm 15 – This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. In it, David meditates over the character of the
man received into the presence of God. We have no precise occasion for this
psalm, but it may well have been on the bringing of the Ark of the Covenant
into Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6). This was a time when David was very much concerned
with the questions asked and answered in this psalm.[2]
Collect for Psalm 15: Lord Jesus, You
first chose to live among us, and in returning to Your Father You made an
eternal home for us. Help us walk blamelessly in You ways and bring us at last
to Your holy mountain, where You live and reign with the Father and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen[ 3]
Collect for Tuesday
of the week of Epiphany 3: Give us grace, O lord, to answer readily the call of our
Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation,
that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen [4]
-24 January, 2023
[1]
Image of the cross © Ed Riojas, Higher Things
[2] https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/psalm-15
[3]
Collect for Psalm 15, For All the Saints, A Prayer Book For and By the Church,
Vol. III © 1995 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, Delhi, NY
[4]
Ibid, Collect for Tuesday of the week of Epiphany3
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