Psalm 120:2

Psalm 120:2

Save us from lying lips

We’ve met this scenario before! It’s a theme that repeats itself many times in the psalms. The various authors do not ask to be saved from spears, swords and arrows, it’s not armed combat that has injured them but rather the lies and deceit of their enemies. When we think about it, most armed conflict, be it individual or international, begins with the lies and deceit of the opposing parties. One tiny, little, white lie, one simple sleight of hand and trouble ensues. Accusations fly, words are spoken, anger is aroused, vengeance is sought, and resentments are sown. The devil is the master of this. In as much that the Lord is absolute truth, Satan twists the spiritual guidelines and turns truth into lies. Jesus spoke to some unbelieving Jews one day and summed it up like this, “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44.

This is at the heart of spiritual warfare and the battle that believers face on a daily basis. We have aligned ourselves, by faith, to the author and champion of all truth. His Word is true and should never be doubted. His adversary, on the other hand, is incapable of one truthful word or action, his whole purpose is to turn truth around and to deceive us into believing lies. And he uses every means known to man and every channel he has available, to twist or deny God’s truth. All the moral and ethical problems that our modern cultures face are founded on lies and the manipulation of truth. So, we cry out with the psalmist, “Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.”

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