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According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the music director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly person has come to an end, For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the choir director. According to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, O Yahweh, for the holy man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician; set an octave below. A Psalm of David. Save <i>and</i> help <i>and</i> rescue, LORD, for godly people cease to be, For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director: according to Sheminith. † A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm. Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Please help me, LORD! All who were faithful and all who were loyal have disappeared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[For the choir director; on the [sheminith]; a psalm by David.] Help, O LORD. No godly person is left. Faithful people have vanished from among Adam's descendants!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Help us, LORD! There is not a good person left; honest people can no longer be found. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />[For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.] Help, LORD; for the faithful ceases. For the loyal have vanished from among the descendants of Adam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE EIGHTH. A PSALM OF DAVID. Save, YHWH, for the saintly has failed, "" For the steadfast have ceased "" From the sons of men:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Unto the end; for the octave, a psalm for David. Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 11:1>Unto the end. For the octave. A Psalm of David. <V 11:2>Save me, O Lord, because holiness has passed away, because truths have been diminished, before the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the leader; “upon the eighth.” A psalm of David. [2] Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the children of men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Help, O LORD, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />SAVE, O LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for faith hath disappeared from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Save, LORD JEHOVAH, because the good man is finished and faith has ceased from the Earth!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the eighth. Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/12-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1027" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/12.htm">The Godly are No More</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5329.htm" title="5329: lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Preeminent or enduring. A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent; also, to be permanent.">For the choirmaster.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">According to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8067.htm" title="8067: haš·šə·mî·nîṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- An eight-stringed lyre. Feminine of shmiyniy; probably an eight-stringed lyre.">Sheminith.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4210.htm" title="4210: miz·mō·wr (N-ms) -- A melody. From zamar; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes.">A Psalm</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: hō·wō·šî·‘āh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor."> Help,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2623.htm" title="2623: ḥā·sîḏ (Adj-ms) -- Kind, pious. From chacad; properly, kind, i.e. pious.">the godly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1584.htm" title="1584: ḡā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To end, come to an end, complete. A primitive root; to end.">are no more;</a> <a href="/hebrew/529.htm" title="529: ’ĕ·mū·nîm (Adj-mp) -- Faithfulness. From 'aman; established, i.e. trusty; also trustworthiness.">the faithful</a> <a href="/hebrew/6461.htm" title="6461: p̄as·sū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To disappear, vanish. A primitive root; probably to disperse, i.e. disappear.">have vanished</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: mib·bə·nê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">from among</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">men.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a></span><br />The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1</a></span><br />The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a></span><br />“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a></span><br />“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30</a></span><br />I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Amos 8:11-12</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. / People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Isaiah 59:14-15</a></span><br />So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter. / Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a></span><br />But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Matthew 24:12</a></span><br />Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-8.htm">Luke 18:8</a></span><br />I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</a></span><br />As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-17.htm">1 John 2:17-19</a></span><br />The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. / Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour. / They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-21.htm">Philippians 2:21</a></span><br />For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-2</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.</p><p class="hdg">(Title.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Psalm 6:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/15-21.htm">1 Chronicles 15:21</a></b></br> And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.</p><p class="hdg">Help.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies <i>upon</i> the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4</a></b></br> Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Psalm 54:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, <i>A Psalm</i> of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.</p><p class="hdg">godly</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-12.htm">Genesis 6:12</a></b></br> And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9,21,22</a></b></br> Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, <i>and</i> we should have been like unto Gomorrah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1</a></b></br> The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth <i>it</i> to heart: and merciful men <i>are</i> taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil <i>to come</i>.</p><p class="hdg">faithful</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-6.htm">Proverbs 20:6</a></b></br> Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4,13-15</a></b></br> None calleth for justice, nor <i>any</i> pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; 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The Hebrew word for "Help" is "הוֹשִׁיעָה" (hoshi'ah), which is a plea for salvation or deliverance. This word is often used in contexts where divine intervention is sought in times of distress. The use of "LORD" here, translated from "יהוה" (YHWH), emphasizes the covenantal relationship between God and His people. It is a reminder of God's faithfulness and His role as the ultimate protector and savior. This phrase sets the tone for the entire psalm, highlighting the psalmist's reliance on God's power and mercy.<p><b>for the godly are no more</b><br />The phrase "for the godly are no more" speaks to a perceived decline in righteousness among the people. The Hebrew word for "godly" is "חָסִיד" (chasid), which refers to those who are faithful, pious, and loyal to God. This lament suggests a societal shift away from godliness, where those who once upheld God's laws and values are now scarce. Historically, this could reflect periods in Israel's history where idolatry and moral decay were prevalent, leading the faithful to feel isolated and in need of divine intervention.<p><b>the faithful have vanished</b><br />Continuing the theme of moral decline, "the faithful have vanished" underscores the disappearance of those who are trustworthy and steadfast in their commitment to God. The Hebrew term "אֱמוּנָה" (emunah) for "faithful" conveys a sense of firmness and reliability. This phrase paints a picture of a community where integrity and truth are lacking, causing the psalmist to feel a profound sense of loss and urgency for God's intervention. It reflects a longing for the restoration of a community grounded in faithfulness and truth.<p><b>from among the sons of men</b><br />The concluding phrase "from among the sons of men" situates the lament within the broader human context. The Hebrew "בְּנֵי אָדָם" (b'nei adam) refers to humanity in general, emphasizing that the issue of declining godliness and faithfulness is not limited to a specific group but is a widespread human problem. This phrase serves as a reminder of the universal need for divine help and the pervasive nature of sin and moral decay. It calls believers to recognize their dependence on God for the restoration of righteousness and truth in the world.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Ceaseth.</span>--Intransitive, as in <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm" title="Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God tries the hearts and reins.">Psalm 7:9</a>.<p><span class= "bld">The faithful.</span>--The Vulg. and Syriac treat this word as abstract: "truth," "faithfulness." So Ewald; but the parallelism here, as in <a href="/psalms/31-23.htm" title="O love the LORD, all you his saints: for the LORD preserves the faithful, and plentifully rewards the proud doer.">Psalm 31:23</a>, requires it in the concrete. (Comp. <a href="/2_samuel/20-19.htm" title="I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: you seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why will you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?">2Samuel 20:19</a>.) The Hebrew is cognate with "amen," and Luther has "amen's leute," <span class= "ital">people as good as their word.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Help, Lord</span>; rather, <span class="accented">Save</span>, <span class="accented">Lord</span>, as in the margin (comp. <a href="/psalms/20-9.htm">Psalm 20:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/28-9.htm">Psalm 28:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Psalm 60:5</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">For the godly man ceaseth</span>. "Ceaseth," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "out of the land " - either slain or driven into exile. We must make allowance for poetic hyperbole. For the faithful fail from among the children of men (compare, for the sentiment, <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a>). The writer, for the moment, loses sight of the "remnant" - the "little flock " - which assuredly remained, and of which he speaks in vers. 5 and 7. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/12-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For the choirmaster.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ</span> <span class="translit">(lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5329.htm">Strong's 5329: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">According to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sheminith.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁמִינִ֗ית</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·mî·nîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8067.htm">Strong's 8067: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eight-stringed lyre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">A Psalm</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְמ֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(miz·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> </span><span class="str2">Instrumental music, a poem set to notes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Help,</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wō·šî·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the godly</span><br /><span class="heb">חָסִ֑יד</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·sîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2623.htm">Strong's 2623: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kind, pious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are no more;</span><br /><span class="heb">גָמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḡā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1584.htm">Strong's 1584: </a> </span><span class="str2">To end, come to an end, complete</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the faithful</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·mū·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have vanished</span><br /><span class="heb">פַ֥סּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄as·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6461.htm">Strong's 6461: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disperse, disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from among</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 12:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/11-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 11:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 11:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 12:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 12:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>