Why Psalm 12 Was Written for Today

When God inspired David to write Psalm 12, it clearly applied to the time when it was written. But God knew it would also apply to other times in history, like our present day.

The psalm begins with, “Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore,” and ends by explaining that the wicked “freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race” (Psalm 12:1, 8).

 

Can you think of people today who freely strut about promoting pride in things that damage people's souls? 

Without God's Word, we are left to our own “wisdom,” and man's wisdom always has and always will dig us deeper into a pit of lies and sin. We “devolve” into evil (Romans 1:16-32). 

 

Modern culture calls God's commands “stupid,” “unrealistic,” “out-of-date,” and even “hateful.” They have no fear of God (Psalm 12:4).

 

But God's commands don't need man's approval. They aren't voted in by a majority. If they were, they would not be reliable. 

But we know that “the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times” (Psalm 12:6).  

So let's stand firm, dear Christians. In this time when the majority has redefined bad and good and right and wrong, let's maintain full confidence in God's loving commands.

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Check out these one-minute devotions for additional insights: 3 Steps for Seeking God's Wisdom and Is All Truth God's Truth?

 

 Psalm 12

Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;
    those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.

3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips
    and every boastful tongue—
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

5 “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan,
    I will now arise,” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless,
    like silver purified in a crucible,
    like gold refined seven times.

7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safe
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,
8 who freely strut about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

 

 

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