July 10, 2025

If ever there was a song to describe the happenings of today, it is Psalm 12. It is clear that David was dealing with Saul when he wrote this song, but because it is God-breathed and the living word, it gives us a snapshot of our lives in this world now. We have seen with our own eyes the corruption of the church, where wicked men have sullied the reputation of the church by their greed and hardness of hearts. It makes an honest person wonder where to turn because we know we cannot count on anything when everything is corrupt. We don’t know the truth about history or the truth about current events. Much of what we see or hear has been shrouded in lies and theatrics, making it even harder to discern the difference between good and evil. When I was a bank teller, they didn’t give us counterfeit money to learn the difference between it and the real thing. No, we handled real money so that when the counterfeit was presented, we could feel when something was off. You must study the truth to know when lies are prevailing. The only truth we can count on is God’s Word. 

The end of this Psalm is a pure expression of love; God reminds us that He will preserve us in safety. We are in His hands, and He will protect us and redeem us from this world.

Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. Psalms 12:1

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. Psalms 12:5