Food for My Soul 2/22

Because of the violence done to the oppressed,
because of the painful cries of the needy,
I will spring into action,” says the Lord.
“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
The Lord’s words are absolutely reliable.
They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground,
where it is thoroughly refined.
You, Lord, will protect them;
you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,
for the wicked seem to be everywhere,
when people promote evil. – Psalm 12.5-8