You Will
Guard Us
From This Generation Forever
Help, O LORD, for there is no longer anyone who
is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind. They utter lies to each
other; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
May the LORD cut off
all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, those who say, “With
our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own – who is our master?”
“Because the poor are despoiled, because the
needy groan, I will now rise up,” says the LORD; “I
will place them in the safety for which they long.” The promises of the LORD
are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified
seven times.
You, O LORD, will protect us; you will guard us
from this generation forever. On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is
exalted among humankind.
Psalm 12:1-8
King David looked at the world was troubled,
just as we should be troubled today. He looked around and found no one who was
godly. He noticed that it was hard to find the faithful. He knew the evils of
society. David’s words also give us hope for today. He turned to God and asked
for help. We can do the same. He implored the LORD with specific needs, and we
can too. God promised David. God also promises us today because He rules righteously, He will provide protection and safety. When you
are discouraged by all the bad news, cry out for God’s help. Then bask in the
confidence of His assurance. Three thousand years after David, God is still,
and always will be, in control.
We have nothing to
fear, because God is in control.
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