Psalms 12:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.”

Psalms 12:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 12:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 12:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Psalms 12:1 — World English Bible

Psalms 12:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men. ”

Psalms 12:1 — American Standard Version

Psalms 12:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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:”

Psalms 12:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 12:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Save, Jehovah, for thegodly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men. ”

Psalms 12:1 — Darby Translation

Psalms 12:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To him that excelleth upon the eight tune. A Psalme of Dauid. Helpe Lord, for there is not a godly man left: for the faithfull are fayled from among the children of men.”

Psalms 12:1 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 12:1 in Context — Psalms 12

1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

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What Does Psalms 12:1 Mean?

Psalms 12:1 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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