Psalm 12 - Day 12

 For the director of music. According to sheminith.^[a] A psalm of David.

   ^[b]1 Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore;
   those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
² Everyone lies to their neighbor;
   they flatter with their lips
   but harbor deception in their hearts.

 ³ May the LORD silence all flattering lips
   and every boastful tongue—
⁴ those who say,
   “By our tongues we will prevail;
   our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

 ⁵ “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan,
   I will now arise,” says the LORD.
   “I will protect them from those who malign them.”
⁶ And the words of the LORD are flawless,
   like silver purified in a crucible,
   like gold^[c] refined seven times.

 ⁷ You, LORD, will keep the needy safe
   and will protect us forever from the wicked,
⁸ who freely strut about
   while depravity is honored by the human race.

So have all the loyal people died? Is this what David is referring to. It would be hard to imagine not having any loyal people left. But I understand about the neighbors lying and harboring deception in their hearts. I've come across too many people like this. Saying what they think you want to hear and then turning around and being another person. It says the Lord will take care of them and continue to keep up safe and protected. We just have to endure some of the tough times while God is at work for us. He will continue to be by our side, we just have to hold up our end of the deal and stay faithful to Him to do His works.