Psalm 12[a]

For the director of music. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David.

Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;(A)
    those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-8 is numbered 12:2-9.
  2. Psalm 12:1 Title: Probably a musical term

Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy

To the Chief Musician. (A)On [a]an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.

12 Help,[b] Lord, for the godly man (B)ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

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  1. Psalm 12:1 Heb. sheminith
  2. Psalm 12:1 Save

Sing(A) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(B)
    praise his holy name.(C)

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(A)Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of [a]His holy name.

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  1. Psalm 30:4 Or His holiness

23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!(A)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,(B)
    but the proud he pays back(C) in full.

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23 Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints!
For the Lord preserves the faithful,
And fully repays the proud person.

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They have left the dead bodies of your servants
    as food for the birds of the sky,(A)
    the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.(B)

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(A)The dead bodies of Your servants
They have given as food for the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.

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The faithful have been swept from the land;(A)
    not one(B) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(C) to shed blood;(D)
    they hunt each other(E) with nets.(F)

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The (A)faithful[a] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
(B)Every man hunts his brother with a net.

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  1. Micah 7:2 Or loyal

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales;(A) rather, train yourself to be godly.(B)

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But (A)reject profane and old wives’ fables, and (B)exercise yourself toward godliness.

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11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

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11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be (A)in holy conduct and godliness,

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