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Psalms 12:1
1Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!
Context of Psalms 12:1
Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. 2Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts. 3May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
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הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה יְ֭הוָה כִּי־גָמַ֣ר חָסִ֑יד כִּי־פַ֥סּוּ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 12:1
- Psalms 6:1Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to sheminith.
- Psalms 3:7Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 6:4Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
- Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.
- Matthew 8:25The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
- Matthew 14:30But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
- Genesis 6:12God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.
- Isaiah 1:9Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.
- Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm achieved salvation for me, and my own wrath sustained me.
- Jeremiah 5:1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city.
- Micah 7:1What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave.
- Matthew 24:12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,
- Proverbs 20:6Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?
- Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
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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