The words of the Lord...are the most powerful things in existence. The words of the Lord have the power to create something where there was once nothing; and just as easily they can take away.

More than any of that, though, God speaks his words for us. He speaks to us as a people and individually, constantly interacting with our hearts and drawing us to him.

"The Words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times." This psalm is talking about how the Words of God are absolute and final. In the beginning, David cries out to God about the injustice he sees. In response, God speaks. His words, his promises, they are end of a matter. What God says is what will be.

And these are the same words that he uses to talk to us. All we have to do is listen, and enter in conversation with the living God, whose words are perfect and complete.

Psalm 12

For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David.
 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 refined seven times.
 ⁷ You, LORD, will keep the needy safe
   and will protect us forever from the wicked,
⁸ who freely strut about
   when what is vile is honored by the human race.