PSALM XV _The important question answered, Who is a proper member of the_ _Church militant? and who shall finally join the Church_ _triumphant?_ Psalms 15:1 _contains the question;_ Psalms 15:2, _the answer._ NOTES ON PSALM XV The _title_, מזמור לדוד mizmor ledavid, a Psalm of David, has not... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 15:2. _HE THAT WALKETH UPRIGHTLY_] הולך תמים _holech tamim_, 1. _He walks perfectly_. Who sets God before his eyes, takes his word for the rule of his conduct, considers himself a _sojourner_ on earth, and is continually _walking_ to the kingdom of God. He acts according to the _perfec... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 15:3. HE THAT _BACKBITETH NOT WITH HIS TONGUE_] לא רגל על לשנו _lo ragal al leshono_, "he foots not upon his tongue." 4. He is one who treats his neighbour with respect. He says nothing that might injure him in his _CHARACTER, PERSON_, or _property_; he _forgets_ no calumny, he is _aut... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 15:4. _IN WHOSE EVES A VILE PERSON IS CONTEMNED_] 7. This man judges of others by their conduct; he tries no man's heart. He knows men only by the _fruits_ they bear; and thus he gains knowledge of the _principle_ from which they proceed. A _vile person_, נמאס nimas, the _reprobate_, o... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 15:5. _PUTTETH NOT OUT HIS MONEY TO USURY_] 10. As _usury_ signifies _unlawful interest_, or that which is got by _taking_ _advantage of the necessity of a distressed neighbour_, no man that fears God can be guilty of it. The word נשך _neshech_, which we translate _usury_, comes from _... [ Continue Reading ]