旧约 - 诗篇(Psalms)第12章

Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
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.
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
诗篇第十二篇   第 12 篇 

  诗 12:1> 怎么做来做去只自己一个?他们都哪里去了?我,可不可以也停下来? 

  12:1 在这个诡诈的世界中为神而活,实在会令我们感到自己是孤军作战,但要记住,伟大的先知以利亚也曾因为感到孤单而想死去,可是神告诉他,另外还有七千个忠心的人(参王上 19:4 , 14 , 18 )。在对抗罪恶的争战中,我们绝不孤单。当你感到孤单时,去找找其他信徒,从他们身上你可以得到力量和支持。 

  12:2-4 我们可能被试诱相信谎言有时无害,甚至“有益”,但是神却没有忽视欺骗、谄媚、夸张和谎话。这些都是源于一个罪恶的心态,结果从我们说话中表达出来。舌头能成为我们最大的敌人,因为它虽然微小,却能产生极大的破坏(参雅 3:5 ),要小心谨慎地勒住我们的舌头。 

  诗 12:6> 虚浮的言语,教人厌倦;真诚的话,还有吗? 

  12:6 真诚和忠实是极为宝贵的,因为那都是罕有人能完全做到的。许多人是骗子、说谎者、奉承者;他们以为藉着诡诈可以得到想要的东西。作为一个君王,大卫肯定常常面对这类人,他们希望讨大卫的欢心,或想藉着阿谀奉承而争取高位。虽然有时我们感到真诚和忠实似乎已经不存在了,但我们还有一个盼望──神的话语。神的话语像精炼的银子一样纯正,因此当祂说话时,要留心聆听。──《灵修版圣经注释》