Title: My Hope is Built on Something Less (?)

Text: Psalm 12

I. Hopelessness in the Earth Psalm 12:1-4.

A. Absence of godly men and influence 1.

B. Presence of hopeless men and their influence 2-4.

1. Hopeless deceitfulness 2.

2. Downfall of the deceitful 3.

3. The deceitful defiance that is hopeless 4.

II. Where David’s Hope is Built 5,6.

A. God’s strength and protection 5.

B. The power of the Word 6.

III. God’s Hopeful Preservation 7,8.

A. The nature of it 7.

B. The need for it 8