How Can the Godly Survive in a Depraved World
Last week we saw David’s Prayer for Deliverance from Duplicitous People in verses 1-4. The world around him is full of wicked people who celebrate sin. He feels alone in the midst of a sea of evil. David prays that God would help him in the midst of the lies and falsehoods that are everywhere.
God speaks to David in verse 5 of this psalm. Here we can see the Promise of God to Help. God sees the plight of believers who are oppressed, mistreated, and live among such great wickedness. In the time of His choosing, God will intervene and give relief to His people (5).
In this last section we can see the Preservation of God’s People (6-8). David responds to the words of God day declaring that God’s words are pure (6). In the midst of a wicked world full of lies, deception, and half-truths, God’s word is reliable and trustworthy. God’s word is like refined pure silver that has no impurities. Unlike the words of the wicked, God’s word is guarded and protected by Himself. It will endure forever and never pass away. God’s people are preserved in the midst of evil knowing that God’s word is true and reliable. God also protects His people in the midst of severe trials (7). God does not promise to always take away the trials of life, but He promises to guards His people while they travel through the dark valleys (Ps 23:4). God is in sovereign control of all things; even when the wicked are everywhere (8). They “strut” about, able to do and say anything they like without shame or rebuke. When society glorifies what is evil, and calls it good, wickedness in the land prevails.