New King James Version
Psalms 12:1
1Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! 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 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 the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. 2They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak. 3May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things,
Read all of Psalms 12Psalms 12:1 word by word
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 6:1O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the Sheminith;
- Psalms 3:7Arise, O Lord; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.
- Psalms 6:4Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!
- Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your strength.
- Matthew 8:25Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
- Matthew 14:30But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
- Genesis 6:12So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
- Isaiah 1:9Unless the Lord of hosts Had left to us a very small remnant, We would have become like Sodom, We would have been made like Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil.
- Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help, And I wondered That there was no one to uphold; Therefore My own arm brought salvation for Me; And My own fury, it sustained Me.
- Jeremiah 5:1“Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; See now and know; And seek in her open places If you can find a man, If there is anyone who executes judgment, Who seeks the truth, And I will pardon her.
- Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am like those who gather summer fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes; There is no cluster to eat Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires.
- Matthew 24:12And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
- Proverbs 20:6Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?
- Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil 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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