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Psalm 12 describes a world where truthful people seem scarce and deceptive speech is everywhere.

Flattery, double-talk, boasting, and manipulation dominate the conversation.

David responds by contrasting unreliable human words with the pure words of God.

Psalm 13 moves from public deception to personal anguish.

David repeatedly asks:

“How long?”

He feels forgotten.

He feels overwhelmed.

He feels as though his enemy is winning.

But the Psalm ends with trust:

“But I have trusted in Your mercy.”

Together these Psalms teach:

When human words become unreliable, trust God’s Word. When God seems silent, keep praying until faith remembers His mercy.

Today the struggle becomes even more personal:

How do we live when truth becomes difficult to recognize and God’s answer seems painfully delayed?

Welcome to EveryDayWord — the daily podcast of Derrick J. Dawkins Evangelistic Association! Here we open the Bible from Genesis to Revelation — reading it, breaking it down, and praying it through — all in a powerful 60-minute journey through God’s Word.

Because as Scripture declares: “All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.”

— 2 Timothy 3:16

So grab your Bible, open your heart, and let’s get into the Word!