Psalms 12:1

In 11 translations

BSB

Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

KJV

Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.upon…: or, upon the eighthHelp: or, Save

WEB

Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

ASV

Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

LSV

TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE EIGHTH. A PSALM OF DAVID. Save, YHWH, for the saintly has failed, || For the steadfast have ceased || From the sons of men:

YLT

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:

DBY

Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.Elohim

DRC11:2

Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men.

GNV

To him that excelleth upon the eight tune. A Psalme of Dauid. Helpe Lord, for there is not a godly man left: for the faithfull are fayled from among the children of men.

JPS12:2

Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

LXXE11:2

Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men.Gr. truths are become rare.

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WLC12:2

הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה יְ֭הוָה כִּי־גָמַ֣ר חָסִ֑יד כִּי־פַ֥סּוּ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃KJV:Ps.12.1

LXX-Br11:2

Σῶσον με Κύριε, ὅτι ἐκλέλοιπεν ὅσιος, ὅτι ὠλιγώθησαν αἱ ἀλήθειαι ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν τῶν ἀνθρώπων. Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. Ἕως πότε Κύριε ἐπιλήσῃ μου, εἰς τέλος; ἕως πότε ἀποστρέψεις τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ;

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• Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
• Jeremiah 5:1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
• Matthew 24:12Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
• Isaiah 59:13–15rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart. So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has…
• Isaiah 1:21–22See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
• Psalms 6:1O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
• Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.
• Micah 7:1–2Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave. The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men.…
• Proverbs 20:6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
• Genesis 6:12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
• Matthew 8:25The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
• Isaiah 1:9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
• Psalms 6:4Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
• 1 Chronicles 15:21And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
• Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
• Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!

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