Psalm 12

1. The Godly man ceases to be- nowhere to be found; nonexistent.

a. Faithful- those who are certain in God

b. Faithful- those who are upheld by God’s arms

c. Disappear from among the sons of men- they are gone, nonexistent

d. Could it be in our society that the church is not being effective in reaching the lost? Lack of influence because of lack of numbers? effective work?

2. They speak falsehood to one another

a. People in general

b. Flattering lips/double heart- falsehood pours from their mouths/two-faced

c. The Chinese consider a double-hearted man to be base; unclean and rotten

d. What ways are we even the saved found to be double-hearted, hypocritical?

3. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, tongues

a. Gossip is lies never said to someone’s face; Flattery is lies said to someone’s face.

b. This verse promises destruction for the untruthful. Those who fall in the category of the unsaved are the flattering.

c. What can we as a church do to rescue the flattering, the unsaved?

4. This verse demonstrates the complete blindness of the flatterers. Just because not all lost people act arrogant or prideful does not mean they are not lost. All who are without Christ are in the predicament as the flatterers and the arrogant.

a. What ultimately is the church capable of doing to bring the lost to salvation?

b. How will the Lord work to bring the lost to salvation if the church is not a part of the process?

5. Why does the Lord assist the afflicted, according to this verse? They are His people.

a. The afflicted are the saints and the Lord will right the wrong for the saints.

6. The Lord’s words are perfect, unblemished, of great worth, perfectly pure.

7. He will keep His word which is to preserve His people.

8. Despite the truth of the deliverance of the people of God the wicked still hold to their arrogance. They still believe they are great and are on the perfect path.