第十二章
1 耶和華啊，求你幫助！因虔誠人斷絕了，世人中間的忠信人沒有了。
2 人人向鄰舍說謊；他們說話，是嘴唇油滑，心口不一。
3 凡油滑的嘴唇和誇大的舌頭，耶和華必要剪除。
4 他們曾說：“我們必能以舌頭得勝，我們的嘴唇是我們自己的，誰能作我們的主呢？”
5 耶和華說：“因為困苦人的冤屈和貧窮人的歎息，我現在要起來，把他安置在他所切慕的穩妥之地。”
6 耶和華的言語是純淨的言語，如同銀子在泥爐中煉過七次。
7 耶和華啊，你必保護他們，你必保佑他們永遠脫離這世代的人。
8 下流人在世人中升高，就有惡人到處遊行。
默想：
1.這首詩所強調的是言語（人說的話、與神說的話）。大衛向神
哀嘆，“虔誠、信實的人在哪裡”？人們為達到個人的目的，
隨意說謊話、諂媚、詆毀、盡說對自己有利的話；欺壓窮苦的
人；他們狂傲地以為自己是通行無阻，連神也不可能阻擋他們。
2.相對地，神的應許卻是純淨的，毫無虛假和欺騙；神的話歷經
試驗，卻永遠不變，因為祂是信實的神。神也知道祂的兒女，
且要幫助他們、保護他們。
3.你是否曾經被謊言、虛偽所困擾、圍繞著？重新再讀這篇詩，
慢慢地讀，體會人的說話與神的言語有怎樣的分別？並再次對
神表明你對神的話語（聖經）的信靠。
禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思
想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。
Chapter 12
1 Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore;
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies to their neighbor;
they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
3 May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
4 those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail;
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5 “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, 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 purified in a
crucible, like gold refined seven times.
7 You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,
8 who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.
Meditation
1. This psalm emphasizes words spoken by men vs. those spoken by
God. David lamented to God the disappearance of the godly and
the faithful. Every one lies, flatters, betrays and boasts; doing anything
that will advance their own benefit. They even plunder the
poor. They proudly think that they could do all that they wish and
God has no power to stop them.
2. In contrast, God’s promise is pure words without pretense and deceit.
God’s word has gone through trials and is never changed for
God is faithful. God also knows his children and desires to help
them and protect them.
3. Have you ever been troubled or surrounded by lies and pretense?
Read this psalm again slowly. Paying attention to men’s words and
God’s. Tell God your confidence in his word – the Bible.
Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen
to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer
in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.