He does not lend his silver at interest and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. The one who does these things will never be shaken.
The final line of the Psalm brings righteousness into the sphere of economic and judicial relationships. In the setting of the Old Covenant, profiting from a needy brother’s poverty was strongly condemned. Here the emphasis is not on every kind of lawful economic transaction, but on exploiting the need of the weak. A bribe is an even more blatant injustice: through money it twists the truth and harms the innocent. The person who lives in God’s presence does not separate faith from financial conduct. The use of his money also must be subject to righteousness and mercy. The phrase “will never be shaken” is not a promise of material invulnerability. It shows the stability of a life that is built on God’s way. The righteous may undergo trial, but his ultimate foundation does not collapse. The believer’s security is in God’s grace, and that grace teaches him to live an honest, merciful, and unbribable life.