” Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
2 The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
4 who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.” Psalm 15
The tent and the hill-two images offered in Psalm 15 of the indwelling of God. When I think of a tent, I think of a simple structure that you carry along with you. You can set it up wherever you are to get a little protection and a place to rest. Isn’t that a lovely image of God’s dwelling place? And then, there the image of the hill, a holy hill. Hills that seem to be be watching over the horizon with their fortitude and foundation.
Isn’t it lovely that this psalm reminds us of what is aways the paradox of God, both simple and majestic, portable and foundational, moving and unmoving? God is both right here and on the horizon, abiding with us and offering protection, comfort and majesty.
God, I give you thanks that you are both still and moving, portable and foundational. Amen!
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