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Psalms 12:1

NETBible	For the music director; according to the sheminith style;² a psalm of David. Deliver, Lord! For the godly³ have disappeared;⁴ people of integrity⁵ have vanished.⁶
NIV © biblegateway Psa 12:1	For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 12:1	<> Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 12:1	<> Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!
MSG © biblegateway Psa 12:1	Quick, GOD, I need your helping hand! The last decent person just went down, All the friends I depended on gone.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 12:1	Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 12:1	Help, O LORD, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 12:1	<> Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
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KJV	<<To the chief Musician <05329> (8764) upon Sheminith <08067>_, A Psalm <04210> of David <01732>.>> Help <03467> (8685)_, LORD <03068>_; for the godly man <02623> ceaseth <01584> (8804)_; for the faithful <0539> (8803) fail <06461> (8804) from among the children <01121> of men <0120>_. {upon...: or, upon the eighth} {Help: or, Save}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 12:1	For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help <03467> , LORD <03068> , for the godly <02623> man <02623> ceases <01584> to be, For the faithful <0539> disappear <06461> from among the sons <01121> of men <0120> .
LXXM	(11:1) eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN telov <5056> N-ASN uper <5228> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF ogdohv <3590> A-GSF qalmov <5568> N-NSM tw <3588> T-DSM dauid {N-PRI} (11:2) swson <4982> V-AAD-2S me <1473> P-AS kurie <2962> N-VSM oti <3754> CONJ ekleloipen <1587> V-RAI-3S osiov <3741> A-NSM oti <3754> CONJ wligwyhsan {V-API-3P} ai <3588> T-NPF alhyeiai <225> N-NPF apo <575> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM uiwn <5207> N-GPM twn <3588> T-GPM anyrwpwn <444> N-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	For the music director <05329> ; according <05921> to the sheminith <08067> style; a psalm <04210> of David <01732> . Deliver <03467> , Lord <03068> ! For <03588> the godly <02623> have disappeared <01584> ; people <0120> <01121> of integrity <0539> have vanished <06461> .
HEBREW	Mda <0120> ynbm <01121> Mynwma <0539> wop <06461> yk <03588> dyox <02623> rmg <01584> yk <03588> hwhy <03068> heyswh ((2)) <03467> dwdl <01732> rwmzm <04210> tynymsh <08067> le <05921> xunml (12:1) <05329>

NETBible

For the music director; according to the sheminith style;² a psalm of David. Deliver, Lord! For the godly³ have disappeared;⁴ people of integrity⁵ have vanished.⁶

NET Notes

¹sn Psalm 12. The psalmist asks the Lord to intervene, for society is overrun by deceitful, arrogant oppressors and godly individuals are a dying breed. When the Lord announces his intention to defend the oppressed, the psalmist affirms his confidence in the divine promise.

²tn The meaning of the Hebrew term שְׁמִינִית (shÿminit) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See 1 Chr 15:21.

³tn The singular form is collective or representative. Note the plural form “faithful [ones]” in the following line. A “godly [one]” (חָסִיד, khasid) is one who does what is right in God’s eyes and remains faithful to God (see Pss 4:3; 18:25; 31:23; 37:28; 86:2; 97:10).

⁴tn Or “have come to an end.”

⁵tn Heb “the faithful [ones] from the sons of man.”

⁶tn The Hebrew verb פָּסַס (pasas) occurs only here. An Akkadian cognate means “efface, blot out.”