Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

{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.

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Psalm 6:1
For the choir director; with stringed instruments, upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor chasten me in Your wrath.

Help

Psalm 3:7
Arise, 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.
Psalm 6:4
Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your lovingkindness.
Psalm 54:1
For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?”
Save me, O God, by Your name,
And vindicate me by Your power.
Matthew 8:25
And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!”
Matthew 14:30
But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

Godly

Genesis 6:12
God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
Isaiah 1:9
Unless the Lord of hosts
Had left us a few survivors,
We would be like Sodom,
We would be like Gomorrah.
Isaiah 57:1
The 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 63:5
“I 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 7:1
Woe 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 24:12
Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.

Faithful

Proverbs 20:6
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?
Isaiah 59:4
No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly.
They trust in confusion and speak lies;
They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

General references

Habakkuk 1:3
Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
Yes, destruction and violence are before me;
Strife exists and contention arises.