Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah played the sheminith {\cf2\super [167]} harps. {\cf2\super [168]} This was their job forever.
Psalm 12:1 - Easy To Read Version Save \{me\} Lord!\par The good people are all gone.\par There are no true believers left among\par all the people on earth. {\cf2\super [67]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition HELP, Lord! For principled and godly people are here no more; faithfulness and the faithful vanish from among the sons of men. American Standard Version (1901) Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men. Common English Bible Help, LORD, because the godly are all gone; the faithful have completely disappeared from the human race! Catholic Public Domain Version Unto the end. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me until the end? How long will you turn your face away from me? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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? |
Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah played the sheminith {\cf2\super [167]} harps. {\cf2\super [168]} This was their job forever.
Lord, get up! {\cf2\super [10]} \par My God, come rescue me!\par \{You are very strong!\}\par If you hit my bad enemies on the cheek,\par you will break all their teeth.\par
God, use your power and save me.\par Use your great power to set me free. {\cf2\super [323]} \par
Lord, don’t correct me in anger.\par Don’t be angry and punish {\cf2\super [31]} me.\par
Lord, come back\par and make me strong again!\par You are very kind,\par so save me.\par
Many people call a person”friend.” But it is really hard to find a person that can really be trusted.
\{This is true,\} but the Lord All-Powerful did allow a few people to continue living. We were not completely destroyed like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. {\cf2\super [6]}
The good people are all gone,\par and no one even noticed.\par The good people have gathered together.\par But they don’t understand why.\par They don’t know that trouble is coming,\par and that they have been gathered together for protection\}.\par
No person tells the truth about other people. People sue each other in court, and they depend on false arguments to win their cases. They tell lies about each other. They are full of trouble, and they give birth to evil.
I looked around, but I saw no person\par to help me.\par I was surprised that no one supported me.\par So I used my own power\par to save my people.\par My own anger supported me.\par
The Lord says,\} “Walk the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and think about these things. Search the public squares of the city. See if you can find one good person, one person that does honest things, one that searches for the truth. If you find one good person, I will forgive Jerusalem!
But while Peter was walking on the water, he saw the wind and the waves. Peter became afraid and began sinking down into the water. Peter shouted, “Lord, save me!”
There will be more and more evil in the world. So most believers will stop showing love.
The followers went to Jesus and woke him. They said, “Lord, save us! We will drown!”