Really, I mean, look at the world today and you see verses 1 and 2 being proved true all over the place. You need not look to the news- look around your life. Friends will fail you, bosses will lie straight to your face, and when you need help- people vanish.
You think I'm cynical? Need some help with my trust issues?
Prove me wrong.
I give you that people sometimes mess up, disloyalty and lies are not a part of their core character for most people. But we all do it. Some more than others, some less. And so, I don't count on other people until they've proven themselves over a good period of time. Being stabbed in the back by Christians too many times to count has made me this way.
I, like David here, call out to God for silence for the boastful, unfaithful liars. I want God to intervene and call them out. And I realize this means me, too. I've hurt people with lies and haven't always been there for friends when they need me. I've even done some backstabbing myself.
We're all pretty false, aren't we?
Not God. His words are "flawless." Notice that contrast in the psalm- people can't be trusted, but God's words are pure. Right.
Flawless.
Flawless.
What I draw from this psalm is hope for those of us that don't trust people. Sure, we've been let down and lied to by friends, co-workers, leaders, and family. But not God.
God will never deceive us or let us down.
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