Psalm 12

Psalm 12

For the director of music. According to sheminith . A psalm of David. ^[a]

1 Help, LORD, for the godly are no more;
the faithful have vanished from among men.

2 Everyone lies to his neighbor;
their flattering lips speak with deception.

3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue

4 that says, "We will triumph with our tongues;
we own our lips ^[b] —who is our master?"

5 "Because of the oppression of the weak
and the groaning of the needy,
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 refined in a furnace of clay,
purified seven times.

7 O LORD, you will keep us safe
and protect us from such people forever.

8 The wicked freely strut about
when what is vile is honored among men.

Chin Ling: I was reminded of the Isaiah 58 verse that indicates that we should not carry out idle talk. We're only 12 days into the year and God knows the idle talk I've been engaged in! But, this psalm really speaks to me, to not engage in idle talk is to remember that my purpose in talking is to protect instead of hurting. So, as of today, I would like to learn to speak a word of hope, a word of grace, and a word of healing. I pray that God will give me the strength from idle talking because God is the master of my mouth. Amen.

Crow: This is a good reminder that words are powerful.. Lord teach me to think before i speak..

Dellia: Similar to Chinling, I was reminded of this year's key verse in Isaiah to take note not to speak idle words. I guess as women, haaa, we talk a lot and often times say things that we regret later. Today, let's keep our tongues in check and ask the Lord to cleanse us and give us the peace to speak words of encouragment and words of love.

Phebe: God reminded me today to only speak forth words that will build others up, and words of encouragement.