Psalms 12:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.”
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“Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 12:1 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 6:12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
- Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 6:1O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- Psalms 6:4Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
- Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
- Proverbs 20:6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
- Isaiah 1:9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 1:21See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
- Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
- Isaiah 59:13rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
- Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.
- Jeremiah 5:1“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.
- Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.
- Matthew 8:25The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
- Matthew 14:30But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
- Matthew 24:12Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
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