Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

{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.

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Psalm 6:1
O Lord, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger,
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

Help

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 6:4

Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.
Psalm 54:1
Save me, O God, by Your name;
And vindicate me by Your [wondrous] power.
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!”

Godly

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.
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 57:1
The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart;
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.
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
“Roam back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem,
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
Woe is me (judgment is coming)! For I am
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 24:12
Because lawlessness is increased, the love of most people will grow cold.

Faithful

Proverbs 20:6

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty and goodness,
But who can find a faithful and trustworthy man?
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.

General references

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
For destruction and violence are before me;
Strife continues and contention arises.