Parallel Verses
Amplified
For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director;
Help, Lord, for
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
King James Version
{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.
Holman Bible
For the choir director: according to Sheminith.
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.
International Standard Version
Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity.
A Conservative Version
Help, LORD, for the holy man ceases, for the faithful fail from among the sons of men.
American Standard Version
Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Bible in Basic English
Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David.} Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer upon the octave, chanting of David. Save, O Jehovah, for the merciful one ceased; for faithfulnesses failed from the sons of men.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician upon sheminith. A Psalm of David.] Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Save, O Yahweh, for [the] pious have ceased [to be]; for [the] faithful have vanished from [among the] children of humankind.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician, on eight. A Psalm of David. Help, Jehovah, for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the sons of men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter upon Sheminith, a Psalm of David} Help me, LORD, for there is not one godly man left: for the faithful are diminished from among the children of men.
NET Bible
For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, Lord! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.
New Heart English Bible
Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
The Emphasized Bible
O save Yahweh, for the man of lovingkindness, is no more, for the faithful, have vanished, from among the sons of men.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed, For the stedfast have ceased From the sons of men:
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 12:1
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Prayers for Psalm 12:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oppression By The Wicked
1
For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.
2
They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Cross References
Isaiah 57:1
Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands
That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil.
Genesis 6:12
God looked on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost their true direction.
1 Chronicles 15:21
and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres set to Sheminith [that is, the eighth string, a low pitch].
Psalm 3:7
Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!
For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek;
You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.
Psalm 6:1
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
Psalm 6:4
Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.
Psalm 54:1
And vindicate me by Your [wondrous] power.
Proverbs 20:6
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty and goodness,
But who can find a faithful and trustworthy man?
Isaiah 1:9
If the Lord of hosts
Had not left us a few survivors,
We would be like Sodom,
We would be like Gomorrah.
Isaiah 1:21-22
How the faithful city has become a prostitute [idolatrous, despicable],
She who was full of justice!
Right standing with God once lodged in her,
But now murderers.
Isaiah 59:4
No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.
Isaiah 59:13-15
Rebelling against and denying the Lord,
Turning away from [following] our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and muttering from the heart lying words.
Isaiah 63:5
“I looked, but there was no one to help,
And I was amazed and appalled that there was no one to uphold [truth and right].
So My own arm brought salvation to Me,
And My wrath sustained Me.
Jeremiah 5:1
And look now and take note.
And look in her open squares
To see if you can find a man [as Abraham sought in Sodom],
One who is just, who [has integrity and moral courage and] seeks truth (faithfulness);
Then I will pardon Jerusalem—[for the sake of one uncompromisingly righteous person].
Micah 7:1-2
Like one who gathers the summer fruits, like one who gleans the vintage grapes.
There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,
No first-ripe fig which my appetite craves.
Matthew 8:25
And the disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us, we are going to die!”
Matthew 14:30
But when he saw [the effects of] the wind, he was frightened, and he began to sink, and he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Matthew 24:12