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

Matthew 14:30

Godly

Matthew 24:12

Faithful

Proverbs 20:6

Isaiah 59:4

General references

Habakkuk 1:3

Bible References

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For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger! Do not discipline me in your raging fury!

Help

Rise up, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

Relent, Lord, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul: "David is hiding with us." O God, deliver me by your name! Vindicate me by your power!

So they came and woke him up saying, "Lord, save us! We are about to die!"

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

Godly

God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful.

If the Lord who commands armies had not left us a few survivors, we would have quickly become like Sodom, we would have become like Gomorrah.

The godly perish, but no one cares. Honest people disappear, when no one minds that the godly disappear because of evil.

I looked, but there was no one to help; I was shocked because there was no one offering support. So my right arm accomplished deliverance; my raging anger drove me on.

The Lord said, "Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.

I am depressed! Indeed, it is as if the summer fruit has been gathered, and the grapes have been harvested. There is no grape cluster to eat, no fresh figs that I crave so much.

and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold.

Faithful

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person -- who can find?

No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.

General references

Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife.