Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children 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.
Amplified
For the faithful vanish from among the sons 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
Images Psalm 12:1
Prayers for Psalm 12:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oppression By The Wicked
1 Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men. 2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
Cross References
Isaiah 57:1
The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.
Genesis 6:12
And God, looking on the earth, saw that it was evil: for the way of all flesh had become evil on the earth.
1 Chronicles 15:21
And Mattithiah and Eliphelehu and Mikneiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel and Azaziah, with corded instruments on the octave, to give the first note of the song.
Psalm 6:1
O Lord, do not be bitter with me in your wrath; do not send punishment on me in the heat of your passion.
Psalm 6:4
Come back, O Lord, make my soul free; O give me salvation because of your mercy.
Psalm 54:1
Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.
Proverbs 20:6
Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?
Isaiah 1:9
If the Lord of armies had not kept some at least of us safe, we would have been like Sodom, and the fate of Gomorrah would have been ours.
Isaiah 1:21-22
The upright town has become untrue; there was a time when her judges gave right decisions, when righteousness had a resting-place in her, but now she is full of those who take men's lives.
Isaiah 59:4
No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.
Isaiah 59:13-15
We have gone against the Lord, and been false to him, turning away from our God, our words have been uncontrolled, and in our hearts are thoughts of deceit.
Isaiah 63:5
And I saw that there was no helper, and I was wondering that no one gave them support: so my arm did the work of salvation, and my wrath was my support.
Jeremiah 5:1
Go quickly through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and get knowledge, and make a search in her wide places if there is a man, if there is one in her who is upright, who keeps faith; and she will have my forgiveness.
Micah 7:1-2
Sorrow is mine! for I am as when they have got in the summer fruits, like the last of the grapes: there is nothing for food, not even an early fig for my desire.
Matthew 8:25
And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.
Matthew 14:30
But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.
Matthew 24:12
And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.