Psalm 12 may have been written 3,000 years ago, but as with all the Psalms, it connects with every generation.
"On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man." It can be tempting at times to think that it has never been this bad before! That this generation trumps all prior generations.
In the 4th century, Evagrius of Pontus said it this way: "First the righteous fail, then the truth is diminished. Not only is there no truth among the righteous, there is no holiness among honest people. Now, since the righteous have failed, truth is diminished. Perhaps the poverty of righteous people is the reason why so many heresies have shot up."
That's what they said in the 4th century, as the gospel "triumphed" over the Roman empire. As millions professed faith in Jesus Christ – the faithful could only see how truth had perished.
Why do I say this? Do I say this to tell you that it's not really that bad today? No.
I say this to tell you that it is still that bad today!
The Psalms were collected and gathered together in order to be the hymnal of God's people.
The Psalms were given to us as templates – as patterns – so that we might inhabit them (in Christ). Just as Israel was called to sing these Psalms in David, so we are called to sing them in Christ.
Have you had any experience with friends who betrayed you? Neighbors who lied to you? Flatterers who flattened you? People who used their tongues to cut you down?
Then Psalm 12 is for you. In every generation from David to the present, Psalm 12 is designed for the people of God to cry out to the LORD and find comfort and refuge in him...
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