Mazmur 15:5
Konteks15:5 He does not charge interest when he lends his money. 1
He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. 2
The one who lives like this 3 will never be upended.
Mazmur 68:35
Konteks68:35 You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! 4
It is the God of Israel 5 who gives the people power and strength.
God deserves praise! 6
[15:5] 1 sn He does not charge interest. Such an individual is truly generous, and not simply concerned with making a profit.
[15:5] 2 tn Heb “a bribe against the innocent he does not take.” For other texts condemning the practice of a judge or witness taking a bribe, see Exod 23:8; Deut 16:19; 27:25; 1 Sam 8:3; Ezek 22:12; Prov 17:23.
[15:5] 3 tn Heb “does these things.”
[68:35] 4 tn Heb “awesome [is] God from his holy places.” The plural of מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash, “holy places”) perhaps refers to the temple precincts (see Ps 73:17; Jer 51:51).