Psalm 12:1

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

Help

Godly

Matthew 24:12

Faithful

Proverbs 20:6

Isaiah 59:4

General references

Habakkuk 1:3

Bible References

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O Lord, do not be bitter with me in your wrath; do not send punishment on me in the heat of your passion.

Help

Come back, O Lord, make my soul free; O give me salvation because of your mercy.

Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.

And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.

But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.

Godly

And God, looking on the earth, saw that it was evil: for the way of all flesh had become evil on the earth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.

Faithful

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

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.

General references

Why do you make me see evil-doing, and why are my eyes fixed on wrong? for wasting and violent acts are before me: and there is fighting and bitter argument.