Psalms 12:1

 Psalms 12:1 says,To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. We have the introduction, then verse one says, Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.  David called on God's help because the Godly people were dying off.  They were becoming fewer in number.  We may see the number of Godly people decreasing today, and if we do, we need to call on God for help, while at the same time sharing the gospel with others.  Verse two adds, They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. David said that everyone spoke flattering but deceitful words.  There are a lot of lies being spread today simply to flatter powerful people, but we as Christians should never be guilty of doing so.  Verse three states, The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:  David said that the LORD would cut off the flattering lips and the tongue that spoke proud things.  God has always be against prideful, self glorifying speech.  We as followers of Christ should never engage in it or idolize those who do.  Verse four adds, Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?  David said that some people declared that God had no right to attempt to control their speech, but as followers of Christ we know that God does expect us to have our speech controlled by His guidance.  We should always speak in such a way that God is glorified and never in a way that glorifies ourself.  Verse five declares, 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.  God declared that He was going to defend the weak and needy who were being oppressed.  God expects His people to do the same thing.  We as Christians are called on to help the less fortunate in the world.  This applies to all the less fortunate, and not just to those in a particular country or of a particular ethnic group.  Verse six adds, The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.  David said that God's words were pure, comparing them to refined silver.  God's word has no imperfection in it, and this is the word, the truth, that we must share with the world.  Verse seven states, Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.  David stated that God would preserve His chosen remnant forever. We are a part of that remnant if we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and God will preserve us forever.  Verse eight adds, The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.  Although God will preserve His remnant, they will still be surrounded by evil people who will be exalted.  We need to simply look at some people who are exalted today to realize the truth of this.