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
For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm.Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger;
do not discipline me in Your wrath.

Help

Psalm 3:7
Rise up, Lord!
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;
You break the teeth of the wicked.
Psalm 6:4
Turn, Lord! Rescue me;
save me because of Your faithful love.
Psalm 54:1
For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil. When the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding among us?”God, save me by Your name,
and vindicate me by Your might!
Matthew 8:25
So the disciples came and woke Him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to die!”
Matthew 14:30
But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

Godly

Genesis 6:12
God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.
Isaiah 1:9
If the Lord of Hosts
had not left us a few survivors,
we would be like Sodom,
we would resemble Gomorrah.
Isaiah 57:1
The righteous one perishes,
and no one takes it to heart;
faithful men are swept away,
with no one realizing
that the righteous one is swept away
from the presence of evil.
Isaiah 63:5
I looked, but there was no one to help,
and I was amazed that no one assisted;
so My arm accomplished victory for Me,
and My wrath assisted Me.
Jeremiah 5:1
Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.
Look and take note;
search in her squares.
If you find one person,
any who acts justly,
who seeks to be faithful,
then I will forgive her.
Micah 7:1
How sad for me!
For I am like one who—
when the summer fruit has been gathered
after the gleaning of the grape harvest
finds no grape cluster to eat,
no early fig, which I crave.
Matthew 24:12
Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.

Faithful

Proverbs 20:6
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?
Isaiah 59:4
No one makes claims justly;
no one pleads honestly.
They trust in empty and worthless words;
they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.

General references

Habakkuk 1:3
Why do You force me to look at injustice?
Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.

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