Among the qualifications for dwelling with God as outlined in Psalm 15, verse 5 addresses the issue of usury. It states that the godly person does not put out his money at usury. While the Old Covenant permitted charging interest to foreigners, as seen in Deuteronomy 23:19-20, it strictly forbade it among fellow Israelites, emphasizing generosity and kindness over personal gain, as detailed in Exodus 22:25 and Leviticus 25:35-38. God desires His people to support one another without expecting profit from a brother's hardship. In Psalm 15:5, King David extends this principle universally, making no distinction between Israelite and foreigner. The blameless child of God refrains from lending at usury out of love for neighbor, treating everyone with equal generosity and refusing to exploit another's misfortune for financial gain.

Brethren, amidst the seeming wealth of our nation, we see rising taxes, increasing costs of living, and soaring bankruptcies, with many Americans unsure of their future. God did not intend for His people to live on the edge of bankruptcy, uncertain of their next meal or housing. Yet, we have turned to systems of our own making, rejecting His rule, and now we reap the consequences. In Deuteronomy 28, God warns that the alien among us will lend to us, making us the tail and not the head. We have become the world's biggest debtor nation, burdened by loans and unable to pay our debts. In the World Tomorrow, under God's government, financial burdens will be lifted. There will be no high interest rates on loans, no gouging or hurting of one another. If someone must borrow, there will be no interest charged, unlike today where people pay 19 or 20 percent and often default, seeing no hope of relief. God's system is one of love and care for His people. If a debt cannot be paid, every seven years it will be forgiven. God instructs that even in the sixth year, a loan should not be withheld, promising blessings to those who help their brother. This is a stark contrast to the despair of bankruptcy and homelessness we see now, where people lose everything with nowhere to turn. Under God's rule, such suffering will cease, and His people will know security and prosperity.

In the taunt song of Habakkuk 2:6-20, the first woe stanza, found in verses 6-8, condemns the Chaldean-Babylonians for their selfish ambition and greed, particularly in the form of usury and extortion. The oppressors heap up property not their own and load themselves with pledges, accumulating wealth contrary to God's law through plundering the nations. The term "oppress" in verse 7 is linked to the Hebrew word for the oppression of usury, highlighting the connection between creditors and oppressors. These conquered peoples, robbed by their captors, become as if creditors seeking retribution, ready to turn on the Babylonians for exacting usury upon them. God warns that the owners of this stolen wealth will one day rise up to condemn the oppressors, and the Babylonians will become the victims of their own greedy practices.