Psalm 12[a]

For the director of music. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David.

Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;(A)
    those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-8 is numbered 12:2-9.
  2. Psalm 12:1 Title: Probably a musical term

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

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Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy

To the Chief Musician. (A)On [a]an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.

12 Help,[b] Lord, for the godly man (B)ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

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  1. Psalm 12:1 Heb. sheminith
  2. Psalm 12:1 Save

The Faithful Have Vanished

To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith.[a] A Psalm of David.

12 Save, O Lord, for (A)the godly one is gone;
    for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.

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  1. Psalm 12:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

God, a Helper against the Treacherous.

For the music director; [a]upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

12 Help, Lord, for (A)the godly person has come to an end,
For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.

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  1. Psalm 12 Title Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)

Sing(A) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(B)
    praise his holy name.(C)

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Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

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(A)Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of [a]His holy name.

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  1. Psalm 30:4 Or His holiness

Sing praises to the Lord, O you (A)his saints,
    and (B)give thanks to his holy name.[a]

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  1. Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)

(A)Sing praise to the Lord, you (B)His godly ones,
And (C)praise the mention of His holiness.

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23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!(A)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,(B)
    but the proud he pays back(C) in full.

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23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

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23 Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints!
For the Lord preserves the faithful,
And fully repays the proud person.

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23 Love the Lord, all you his (A)saints!
    The Lord preserves the faithful
    but abundantly (B)repays the one who acts in pride.

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23 Love the Lord, all (A)His godly ones!
The Lord (B)watches over the faithful
But fully (C)repays the one who acts arrogantly.

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They have left the dead bodies of your servants
    as food for the birds of the sky,(A)
    the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.(B)

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The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.

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(A)The dead bodies of Your servants
They have given as food for the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

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They have given (A)the bodies of your servants
    to the birds of the heavens for food,
    the flesh of your (B)faithful to (C)the beasts of the earth.

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They have given the (A)dead bodies of Your servants to the birds of the sky as food,
The flesh of Your godly ones to the animals of the earth.

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The faithful have been swept from the land;(A)
    not one(B) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(C) to shed blood;(D)
    they hunt each other(E) with nets.(F)

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The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

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The (A)faithful[a] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
(B)Every man hunts his brother with a net.

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  1. Micah 7:2 Or loyal

(A)The godly has perished from the earth,
    and (B)there is no one upright among mankind;
(C)they all lie in wait for blood,
    and (D)each hunts the other with a net.

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The [a]godly person has (A)perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among mankind.
All of them lie in wait for (B)bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a (C)net.

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  1. Micah 7:2 Or faithful