Psalm 12

Psalm 12

God’s Plan to Overcome Evil

Psa 12:1  To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 

Psa 12:2  They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 

Psa 12:3  The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: 

Psa 12:4  Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 

Psa 12:5  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. 

Psa 12:6  The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 

Psa 12:7  Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. 

Psa 12:8  The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. 

1. What Has Happened to the Godly? (It seems more and more that there are less and less righteous people standing up for the truth) - vs. 1*
2. The Earth is Filled with Deception. - vs. 2*
1. We know that God silences evil, but why is that not happening now?

                                                               i.      2 Peter 3:9-10 

3. Those that are Caught Up in the Propagation of Evil are Confident in Their Victory. - vs. 4*
1. They proclaim:

                                                               i.      Our lies will over come

                                                             ii.      We have the right to speak evil and no one can hinder us

                                                            iii.      God is dead and we have the right to do what we want.

1. What God Gets Upset About. - vs. 5a*
1. The oppression of the poor (or the defenseless). 

                                                               i.      Psalm 79:9-11 

2. The cries of the oppressed. 

                                                               i.      Proverbs 14:31 

4. What God is going to do. - vs. 5b*
1. God is going to arise. 

                                                               i.      Proverbs 30:5-6 

2. God is going to provide a place of refuge for the hurting

                                                               i.      Romans 15:4 

5. God's Plan for Victory. - vs. 6*
1. An unadulterated truth.

                                                               i.      Psalm 18:30 

                                                             ii.      Matthew 4:4 

2. A truth that every time evil tries to destroy it, it becomes stronger.

2. God Guards His Revelation – vs. 7*

3. God ensures the survival of truth for every generation to access.

                                                               i.      Matthew 5:17-18 

                                                             ii.      1 Peter 1:23-25 

6. A Dire Warning - Beware of Prompting Men. - vs. 8*
1. Those that promote mere men rather than the word of God become complicit in their evil deeds.