A Question Posed

¹Yahweh , who dares to dwell with you?

Who presumes the privilege of being close to you,

living next to you in your shining place of glory?

The Answer Provided

²They are passionate and wholehearted,

always sincere and always speaking the truth—

for their hearts are trustworthy.

³They refuse to slander or insult others;[#15:3 The Hebrew word for “slander,” ragal , means to spy on someone and look for evil to use against that person.]

they’ll never listen to gossip or rumors,

nor would they ever harm a friend with their words.

⁴They will despise evil and evil workers

while commending the faithful ones who follow after the truth.

They make firm commitments and follow through,

even at great cost.

⁵They never crush others with exploitation

and they would never be bought with a bribe

against the innocent.

Those who do these things will never be shaken;

they will stand firm forever.