Psalms 15:5

15:5 He does not charge interest when he lends his money.

He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent.

The one who lives like this will never be upended.

Psalms 62:6

62:6 He alone is my protector and deliverer.

He is my refuge; I will not be upended.


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

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.

tn Heb “does these things.”

tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”

tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

sn The wording is identical to that of v. 2, except that רַבָּה (rabbah, “greatly”) does not appear in v. 6.