Psalm 12
A call to God’s people to righteousness to His Word.
“ help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men, they speak idly everyone with his neighbor, with flattering lips, and a double heart, they speak.” Psalm 12:1-2
God contrasts ‘the godly‘ with ‘the faithful ‘ by the words they speak. We need to pray to learn how to ‘guard the words of our mouths.’ This enables us to receive God’s grace for any, and every situation we will face.
“The Lord, so cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things: Who have said, With our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?” Psalm 12:3-4
We should ask God to deal with wrong attitudes expressed in wrong words. God calls us to do this, and it is necessary ‘to receive’ the grace Gods offering now, to teach us to guard our words.
“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, says the Lord; I will set him in safety for which he yearns.” Psalm 12:5
Being careful with our words is fundamental for prayer and faith, which brings God and His power for deliverance and protection when we cry out to Him.
“The word of the Lord are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.” Psalm 12:6
God constantly directs us to His Word, the Holy Bible, for inspiration and the basis for the word that we speak. We should pray and meditate on this truth to establish ourselves in the right attitude to God’s Word.
“You will keep them, Lord, You will preserve them from this generation forever.” Psalm 12:7
We should learn to ‘guard our words‘ with a faith declaration. Keep the promise in the context of all God has said through these scriptures.
Proverbs 18:21 tells us
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Start expecting “the fruit.”of speaking by the grace of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
From Pity to Praise 