Psalms 12:1

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

2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
WEB
Help, LORD; 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.
DARBY
{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.
BLB
For the one directing. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Help, O YHWH! For the godly one ceases [to be]; for the faithful ones disappear from the sons of man.
ÅB
Redd, Herre! for de hellige er borte,
de trofaste er forsvunnet blant menneskenes barn.
OTB
Hjelp, Herre, for den gudfryktige er borte,
for de trofaste har forsvunnet blant menneskenes barn.
B1930
Frels, Herre! for de fromme er borte, de trofaste er forsvunnet blandt menneskenes barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 57:1

    The 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Matthew 24:12

    Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

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  • Isaiah 59:13–15

    rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

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  • Isaiah 1:21–22

    See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!

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  • Psalms 6:1

    O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

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  • Isaiah 63:5

    I 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.

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  • Micah 7:1–2

    Woe 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.

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