Psalm 15: simple rules for living
I read this psalm, and one verse in particular sticks out at me: “who keeps the tongue under control.” I have this habit of wearing my feelings on my sleeve, and of saying things when it would be better for me to keep my mouth shut - it’s not that they shouldn’t be said, it’s that I shouldn’t say them, or if I say them, I should couch them differently, in nicer language. I wonder how often I put my foot in my mouth and suffered for it? I can think of a number of occasions where things might have gone differently if I just stopped to think before I blurted stuff out. It’s unfortunate that only hindsight is 20/20…
This psalm is wonderful, because along with the Decalogue, the Ten Commandments, it lays down some simple rules that all of us can adhere to, and I include myself there. The wonderful promise to be had by those who do these things is that “no one who so acts can ever be shaken.” I’d like to be one of those!
