Psalms 15:5

15:5 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.

Psalms 16:8

16:8 I constantly trust in the Lord; 4 

because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

Psalms 119:117

119:117 Support me, so that I will be delivered.

Then I will focus 5  on your statutes continually.

1 sn He does not charge interest. Such an individual is truly generous, and not simply concerned with making a profit.

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.

3 tn Heb “does these things.”

4 tn Heb “I set the Lord before me continually.” This may mean that the psalmist is aware of the Lord’s presence and sensitive to his moral guidance (see v. 7), or that he trusts in the Lord’s protection (see the following line).

5 tn Or “and that I might focus.” The two cohortatives with vav (ו) conjunctive indicate purpose/result after the imperative at the beginning of the verse.