“Help, Lord , for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts. And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times. You, Lord , will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked, who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.” Psalm 12:1-2, 6-8
Apparently, when David wrote this Psalm, he felt that evil men ran rampant on the earth and that there were no good men left to stop them! Concequently, he asked God for help!
He compares the attributes of these men to those of God. He says there are no more men who are faithful and loyal, rather, they lie to their neighbors. He says, they speak flattery, yet harbor deciept (untruth and lies) in their hearts. In other words, they say one thing and do another!
He then talks about God’s words (not only what He says privately to David, but those written as well). God’s words are flawless-like refined silver and costly, high quality gold! Then he declairs that not only are God’s words good, but there is safety and protection to be found in His character! He writes, “You, Lord , will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked, who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.”
In God, there is truth snd loyalty. In God, the needy are safe! In God, there is protection from wicked people, who proudly strut about and when what is viley sinful is honored by those around us.
Listening to David describe those who were proudly inflicting harm on the weak and who are promoting sinful attitudes and actions, are like watching today’s news! Nothing has really changed except the calendar date, and we can rest assured that GOD HASN’T CHANGED! He’s still truthful, He’s still loyal and He’s still in the the business of rescuing sinners! WHO DO YOU TRUST? Think about it!
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