Psalms 12:1 
Context| NET © | For the music director; according to the sheminith style; 2 a psalm of David. Deliver, Lord! For the godly 3 have disappeared; 4 people of integrity 5 have vanished. 6 |
| NIV © | 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 © | <<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. |
| NLT © | <<For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight–stringed instrument.>> Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth! |
| MSG © | Quick, GOD, I need your helping hand! The last decent person just went down, All the friends I depended on gone. |
| BBE © | <For the chief music-maker on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.> Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men. |
| NRSV © | Help, O LORD, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind. |
| NKJV © | <<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. |
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| NET © | For the music director; according to the sheminith style; 2 a psalm of David. Deliver, Lord! For the godly 3 have disappeared; 4 people of integrity 5 have vanished. 6 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn 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. 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term שְׁמִינִית (shÿminit) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See 1 Chr 15:21. 3 tn 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). 4 tn Or “have come to an end.” 5 tn Heb “the faithful [ones] from the sons of man.” 6 tn The Hebrew verb פָּסַס (pasas) occurs only here. An Akkadian cognate means “efface, blot out.” |
