New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 12:1
1Help, Lord, for 1the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
Psalms 12:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
- New International Version (NIV)Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
Context of Psalms 12:1
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. 2They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak. 3May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;
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הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה יְ֭הוָה כִּי־גָמַ֣ר חָסִ֑יד כִּי־פַ֥סּוּ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 12:1
- Psalms 6:1O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your wrath.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to the sheminith.
- Psalms 3:7Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God! For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 6:4Return, O Lord, rescue my soul; Save me because of Your lovingkindness.
- Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your power.
- Matthew 8:25And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!”
- Matthew 14:30But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
- Genesis 6:12God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
- Isaiah 1:9Unless the Lord of hosts Had left us a few survivors, We would be like Sodom, We would be like Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil,
- Isaiah 63:5I looked, and there was no one to help, And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold; So My own arm brought salvation to Me, And My wrath upheld Me.
- Jeremiah 5:1“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now and take note. And seek in her open squares, If you can find a man, If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth, Then I will pardon her.
- Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a first-ripe fig which I crave.
- Matthew 24:12Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.
- Proverbs 20:6Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy man?
- Isaiah 59:4No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies; They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.
Commentaries on Psalms 12:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Help, Lord - Save me, O Lord; for merciful men fail, and faithful men have passed away from the sons of Adam. Make safe me, Lord; for haly failed, for lessed es sothfastnes fra sons of men. Old MS.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Help, Lord - Hebrew, “Save, Yahweh.” The idea is that there was no human help, and, therefore, the divine help is implored. The psalmist saw that those on whom reliance was usually placed for the promotion of the cause of truth and virtue now failed, and hence, he invites the divine interposition. For the godly man - The word used here properly denotes the “merciful” man - חסיד châsı̂yd It is a term applied to the righteous, because it is a prominent…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist begs help of God, because there were none among men whom he durst trust. --This psalm furnishes good thoughts for bad times; a man may comfort himself with such meditations and prayers. Let us see what makes the times bad, and when they may be said to be so. Ask the children of this world, What makes the times bad? they will tell you, Scarcity of money, decay of trade, and the desolations of war, make the times bad: but the Scripture lays the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Evil becomes so widespread that the godly pray for rescue (Isaiah 57:1; Micah 7:2; compare Psalms 1:6; 37:20; 58:7; 104:35).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81. the faithful--or literally, "faithfulness" (Psa 31:23).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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