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Psalm 12:1
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KJ21
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
ASV
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.
AMP
To the Chief Musician; set an octave below. A Psalm of David. Save and help and rescue, Lord, for godly people cease to be, For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.
AMPC
Help, Lord! For principled and godly people are here no more; faithfulness and the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.
BRG
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.
CSB
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.
CSBA
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.
CEB
Help, Lord, because the godly are all gone; the faithful have completely disappeared from the human race!
CJB
For the leader. On sh’minit [low-pitched musical instruments?]. A psalm of David:
CEV
(A psalm by David for the music leader.) Please help me, Lord! All who were faithful and all who were loyal have disappeared.
DARBY
To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.
DRA
Unto the end, a psalm for David. How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? how long dost thou turn away thy face from me?
ERV
To the director: With the sheminith. A song of David. Save me, Lord! We can no longer trust anyone! All the good, loyal people are gone.
EASY
This is a song that David wrote for the music leader. Lord, please help me! All the good people have gone away! No kind or faithful people remain.
EHV
For the choir director. According to sheminith. A psalm by David. Save us, Lord, for the merciful have disappeared. The faithful have vanished from among mankind.
ESV
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
ESVUK
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
EXB
For the director of music. Upon the ·sheminith [L eighth; C a reference to an eight-stringed instrument or possibly the manner of singing]. A psalm of David. Save me, Lord, because the ·good [faithful; godly; covenantal; loyal] people are all gone; ·no true believers are left on earth [L the faithful have vanished among humanity].
GNV
1 The Prophet lamenting the miserable estate of the people, and the decay of all good order, desireth God speedily to send succor to his children. 7 Then comforting himself, and others with the assurance of God’s help, he commendeth the constant verity that God observeth in keeping his promises. To him that excelleth upon the eight tune. A Psalm of David. Help Lord, for there is not a godly man left: for the faithful are failed from among the children of men.
GW
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!
GNT
Help us, Lord! There is not a good person left; honest people can no longer be found.
HCSB
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.
ICB
For the director of music. By the sheminith. A song of David. Save me, Lord, because the good people are all gone. No true believers are left on earth.
ISV
To the Director: On an eight stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm. Help, Lord, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity.
JUB
To the Overcomer upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. ¶ Help, LORD; for the merciful man ceases, for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
KJV
Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
AKJV
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.
LSB
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.
LEB
For the music director; on the Sheminith. A psalm of David. Save, O Yahweh, for the pious have ceased to be; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of humankind.
TLB
Lord! Help! Godly men are fast disappearing. Where in all the world can dependable men be found?
MSG
Quick, God, I need your helping hand! The last decent person just went down, All the friends I depended on gone. Everyone talks in lie language; Lies slide off their oily lips. They doubletalk with forked tongues.
MEV
For the Music Director. According to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, Lord, for the godly man comes to an end, for the faithful disappear from sons of men.
NOG
For the choir director; on the sheminith; a psalm by David. Help, O Yahweh. No godly person is left. Faithful people have vanished from among Adam’s descendants!
NABRE
For the leader; “upon the eighth.” A psalm of David.
NASB
Help, Lord, for the godly person has come to an end, For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.
NASB1995
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
NCB
For the director. “Upon the eighth.” A psalm of David.
NCV
For the director of music. Upon the sheminith. A psalm of David. Save me, Lord, because the good people are all gone; no true believers are left on earth.
NET
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.
NIRV
For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, Lord! No one does what is right anymore. Those who are faithful have disappeared from the human race.
NIV
Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
NIVUK
For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, Lord, for no one is faithful any more; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
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.
NLV
Help, Lord! For God-like men are here no more. The faithful can no longer be seen 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!
NRSVA
To the leader: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.
NRSVACE
To the leader: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.
NRSVCE
To the leader: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.
NRSVUE
To the leader: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.
OJB
(For the one directing. According to the Sheminit. Mizmor Dovid) Help, Hashem; for the chasid is no more; for the emunim (faithful ones) vanish from among Bnei Adam.
RGT
Help, LORD! For there is not a godly man left. For the faithful have failed from among the children of men.
RSV
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, Lord; for there is no longer any that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
RSVCE
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, Lord; for there is no longer any that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
TLV
For the music director, on the eight-string lyre, a psalm of David.
VOICE
For the worship leader. A song of David accompanied by the lyre. Help me, O Eternal One, for I can’t find anyone who follows You. The faithful have fallen out of sight.
WEB
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.
WYC
To the victory, on the eighth, the song of David. Lord, make thou me safe, for the holy (man) failed; for truths be made little from the sons of men. (To victory, on the eighth, the psalm of David. Lord, save thou me, for there be no more holy people; the faithful be made few, if any, among the sons and daughters of men.)
YLT
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:
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