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.
O - David is talking about who will and will not be able to be in God's presence. He has just went through those traits that remove people from His presence. Now he goes on to talk about those traits that bring people into His presence. The theme of these positive traits is integrity.
A - Integrity doesn't mean to me that you can't still fight for what you want as this may cause someone else to not achieve what they want. What integrity means is that I am a man of my word, ALWAYS! If I say I am going to do it, regardless of the importance or if anyone is paying attention, I do it, ALWAYS. Integrity means standing up for those that can't stand up for themselves, even if it costs me something or is looked down on by others, ALWAYS. Integrity means doing the right thing regardless of the cost or the missed "opportunity" because it's right, ALWAYS!
P - God, Please give me the wisdom to know what is the right thing to do and give me the strength to do it even when there may be a perceived cost associated with it. You have promised that you will bless the righteous and take away from those that walk in corruption; I cling to that promise and want badly to be that righteous person daily.
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