Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. New Living Translation Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth! English Standard Version Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. Berean Standard Bible For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. King James Bible To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. New King James Version To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. New American Standard Bible For the music director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly person has come to an end, For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind. NASB 1995 For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. NASB 1977 Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. Legacy Standard Bible For the choir director. According to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, O Yahweh, for the holy man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. Amplified Bible To the Chief Musician; set an octave below. A Psalm of David. Save and help and rescue, LORD, for godly people cease to be, For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men. Christian Standard Bible For the choir director: according to Sheminith. † A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm. Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race. American Standard Version For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Save, LORD JEHOVAH, because the good man is finished and faith has ceased from the Earth! Brenton Septuagint Translation For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the eighth. Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men. Contemporary English Version Please help me, LORD! All who were faithful and all who were loyal have disappeared. Douay-Rheims Bible Unto the end; for the octave, a psalm for David. Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men. English Revised Version For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. GOD'S WORD® Translation [For the choir director; on the [sheminith]; a psalm by David.] Help, O LORD. No godly person is left. Faithful people have vanished from among Adam's descendants! Good News Translation Help us, LORD! There is not a good person left; honest people can no longer be found. International Standard Version Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity. JPS Tanakh 1917 For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men. Literal Standard Version TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE EIGHTH. A PSALM OF DAVID. Save, YHWH, for the saintly has failed, | For the steadfast have ceased | From the sons of men: Majority Standard Bible For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. New American Bible For the leader; “upon the eighth.” A psalm of David. [2] Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the children of men. NET Bible For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished. New Revised Standard Version Help, O LORD, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind. New Heart English Bible [For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.] Help, LORD; for the faithful ceases. For the loyal have vanished from among the descendants of Adam. Webster's Bible Translation To the chief Musician upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. World English Bible For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men. Young's Literal Translation To the Overseer, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed, For the stedfast have ceased From the sons of men: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Godly are No More1For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. 2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 15:21 And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith. Proverbs 20:6 Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man? Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. Micah 7:2 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. Treasury of Scripture Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. (Title. Psalm 6:1 To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 1 Chronicles 15:21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. Help. Psalm 3:7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Psalm 6:4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. Psalm 54:1 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. godly Genesis 6:12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. Isaiah 1:9,21,22 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah… Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. faithful Proverbs 20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? Isaiah 59:4,13-15 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity… Jump to Previous Ceased Ceases Ceaseth Chief Children Choirmaster David Director Disappear Eight-Stringed End Fail Failed Faith Faithful Godly Help Lyre Mercy Music Musician Octave Overseer Psalm Saintly Save Sheminith Stedfast VanishedJump to Next Ceased Ceases Ceaseth Chief Children Choirmaster David Director Disappear Eight-Stringed End Fail Failed Faith Faithful Godly Help Lyre Mercy Music Musician Octave Overseer Psalm Saintly Save Sheminith Stedfast VanishedPsalm 12 1. David, destitute of human comfort, craves help of God3. He comforts himself with God's promises, and his judgments on the wicked (1) Ceaseth.--Intransitive, as in Psalm 7:9. The faithful.--The Vulg. and Syriac treat this word as abstract: "truth," "faithfulness." So Ewald; but the parallelism here, as in Psalm 31:23, requires it in the concrete. (Comp. 2Samuel 20:19.) The Hebrew is cognate with "amen," and Luther has "amen's leute," people as good as their word. Verse 1. - Help, Lord; rather, Save, Lord, as in the margin (comp. Psalm 20:9; Psalm 28:9; Psalm 60:5, etc.). For the godly man ceaseth. "Ceaseth," i.e., "out of the land " - either slain or driven into exile. We must make allowance for poetic hyperbole. For the faithful fail from among the children of men (compare, for the sentiment, Micah 7:2). The writer, for the moment, loses sight of the "remnant" - the "little flock " - which assuredly remained, and of which he speaks in vers. 5 and 7.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For the choirmaster.לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent According to עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Sheminith. הַשְּׁמִינִ֗ית (haš·šə·mî·nîṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8067: An eight-stringed lyre A Psalm מִזְמ֥וֹר (miz·mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4210: Instrumental music, a poem set to notes of David. לְדָוִֽד׃ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse Help, הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה (hō·wō·šî·‘āh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor O LORD, יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the godly חָסִ֑יד (ḥā·sîḏ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2623: Kind, pious are no more; גָמַ֣ר (ḡā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1584: To end, come to an end, complete the faithful אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים (’ĕ·mū·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 539: To confirm, support have vanished פַ֥סּוּ (p̄as·sū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6461: To disperse, disappear from among מִבְּנֵ֥י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son men. אָדָֽם׃ (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being Links Psalm 12:1 NIVPsalm 12:1 NLT Psalm 12:1 ESV Psalm 12:1 NASB Psalm 12:1 KJV Psalm 12:1 BibleApps.com Psalm 12:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 12:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 12:1 French Bible Psalm 12:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 12:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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