ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_19 12:1
God Our Refuge and Defense Psa 11:1-7 ; Psa 12:1-8 The first of these is a debate between fear and faith, and dates from Saul’s persecutions. Timid friends, anxious for David’s safety, urged him to flee to the mountains. Such counsels of expediency are frequently given to the servants of God, Neh 6:1-19 . Luther’s diaries are full of such references. But unless our duty is performed, we must stand our ground; we “can do no other.” We must remember that God’s love is with us, and that He always exchanges glances of love with His suffering ones. Compare Psa 11:7 with Exo 3:7 . The opening words of the next psalm appeal for help in bad and evil days. See Mic 7:2 . A double heart is literally “a heart and a heart,” Psa 12:2 . Let us be true in act and speech, else we forfeit the Spirit of truth, Eph 4:25 ; Col 3:9 . Our sighing will make God arise, Act 7:56 . We shall be helped and kept, Psa 12:7 and Isa 54:17 .