PSALM 120
Deliverance (1–4). The familiar rhyme “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me” is not always true. Words can hurt us, and the psalmist felt them keenly. Only God can deliver you from lies and their destructive power, and only God can judge the liars. Just be sure you are “valiant for the truth” in your own life (
Endurance (5–7). God did not change the psalmist’s circumstances; he had to remain among people who hated him and lied about him. But God gave him the endurance he needed to be faithful under pressure. God can easily change your circumstances, but He needs your help if He is to change you. Before God gives deliverance, He first must give endurance.