Tree of Life Version
Psalms 12:1
1For the music director, on the eight-string lyre, a psalm of David.
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
For the music director, on the eight-string lyre, a psalm of David. 2Help, Adonai! For no one godly exists. For the faithful have vanished from the children of men. 3Everyone tells a lie to his neighbor, talking with flattering lips and a divided heart.
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 6:1For the music director, on the eight-string lyre, a psalm of David.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21but Mattitiah, Eliphalehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jehiel and Azaziah were to lead with lyres, according to the sheminith .
- Psalms 3:7I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people all around who have taken their stand against me.
- Psalms 6:4as is my soul— and You, Adonai—how long?
- Psalms 54:1For the music director, on stringed instruments, a contemplative song of David,
- Matthew 8:25So they came and woke Him up, saying, “Master, save us! We’re perishing!”
- Matthew 14:30But seeing the wind, he became terrified. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Master, save me!”
- Genesis 6:12God saw the earth, and behold it was ruined because all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
- Isaiah 1:9Unless Adonai-Tzva’ot had left us a small remnant, we would have been as Sodom, we would have been as Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous one perishes, but no one takes it to heart. Godly men are taken away, but no one discerns that the righteous man is taken from evil.
- Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help. I was amazed, but no one was assisting. So My own arm won victory for Me, and My wrath upheld Me.
- Jeremiah 5:1Roam the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares! If you can find a person, if there is one who does justice, who seeks truth, then I will pardon the city.
- Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am like gatherings of produce in summer, like gleanings of a vineyard. There is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig that I crave.
- Matthew 24:12Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.
- Proverbs 20:6Many a man proclaims his loyalty, but a faithful man who can find?
- Isaiah 59:4No one sues justly, and none pleads a case 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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