“The words of the LORD are pure words….” (v. 6).

It is the doctrine at the heart of doctrines:

The Scriptures—inspired and true—are pure words, because they are God’s words. Every time you encounter the Bible’s testimony about itself, you ought to bookmark it. It unequivocally, consistently, and clearly claims the authority of inspiration, for our good and for God’s glory.

But there’s something more here:

While that vital confession certainly draws me in, I am even more captivated by its context, specifically in Psalm 12. Here, the Psalmist notes the purity of God’s Word…just after he decries the deceptive, dubious, and dangerous speech of the faithless. As they lie—as they incessantly puff up their own words and their own way—countless innocents are endangered. Kids end up confused. The poor are pointed the wrong direction. The lost are fed lies, though they crave peace. That’s what every culture ever, when it divorces from God’s direction, has offered…with devastating results.

Yet the LORD rises up. He provides safety. There is a place the deceived and the confused and the needy can run.

And, as it turns out, the ramparts of safety’s stronghold are God’s pure words.

— Tyler