Psalm 12

“The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. You shall keep them, O Lord, You shall preserve them from this generation forever.” Psalm 12:6-7 (NKJV)

Today, let’s start with the positive message of this psalm: God will preserve His Word throughout the generations, even unto eternity! College professors, entertainment stars, business giants, and militant false religions may war against the Bible. They may seek to silence and destroy those of us who commit our lives to faithfully submit our lives to the Word, but God will preserve it. Sure, we may train ourselves to “defend” the faith, but God will personally sustain it! By way of spiritual oppression, what we see may appear to be insurmountable mountains of opposition all around us. But God only sees grass that needs to be mowed! In fact, the Lord told the prophet Isaiah to tell the people who considered themselves too highly that they were merely grass in His sight.

“The voice said, ‘Cry out!’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry? All flesh is grass,

And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, and the flower fades, because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.’” Isaiah 40:6-8 (NKJV)

The Hebrew word for “breath” or “wind/air” is Ruach. It is also the word for “spirit.” So, when the Lord says that He blows on the grass and the grass (even the more flowery grass) dies, He is saying that by His “Ruach HaKodesh” (Holy Spirit), He establishes men, allowing them to have glory (flower). Furthermore, He brings them to their end. Meanwhile, His Word, which seemed (in the short term) to be on the verge of extinction, keeps on keepin’ on!

When Godly men pass away, we tend to fret that the light of the gospel and the preaching of the Word will cease. Notice David’s anxiety.

“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. May the Lord 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?’… The wicked prowl on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.” Psalm 12:1-4; 8 (NKJV)

There is the long-fought struggle…and then God weighs in. The time of our faithful wait is over, as God Himself brings His faithful Word to pass! Are you waiting in faith for God to deliver you? Hold on! He is faithful to complete what He has called us to.

 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.” Psalm 12:5 (NKJV)